What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, female between Arab World and Romania?

2.06 years, with Romania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Romania?

48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Arab World vs Romania: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female

Arab World

0.599 years

in 2019

Romania

2.66 years

in 2018

Arab World rank

42nd

Romania rank

43rd

School life expectancy, pre-primary, female over time

Arab World
Romania

How they compare

Romania currently reports 2.66 years against 0.599 years in Arab World, a difference of 2.06 years.

That makes Romania's figure about 4.4 times Arab World's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 42nd and Romania ranks 43rd of 45 groups.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.174 years	1.81 years	1.63 years	Romania
1980s	0.2158 years	2.3 years	2.09 years	Romania
1990s	0.2537 years	2.25 years	2 years	Romania
2000s	0.3587 years	3 years	2.65 years	Romania
2010s	0.5575 years	2.79 years	2.23 years	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, female, Arab World or Romania?: Romania, at 2.66 years against 0.599 years in Arab World as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, female between Arab World and Romania?: 2.06 years, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Romania?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Arab World and Romania rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?: Arab World ranks 42nd and Romania ranks 43rd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 234 places, 7,033 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.