Colombia vs Ghana: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female over time
- Colombia
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 2.38 years against 2.36 years in Colombia, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Ghana ahead.
Colombia ranks 53rd and Ghana ranks 51st of 189 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3774 years | 0.5682 years | 0.1908 years | Ghana |
| 1990s | 1.17 years | 0.924 years | 0.2447 years | Colombia |
| 2000s | 1.33 years | 1.55 years | 0.2232 years | Ghana |
| 2010s | 2.01 years | 2.3 years | 0.2945 years | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, female, Colombia or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 2.38 years against 2.36 years in Colombia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, female between Colombia and Ghana?
- 0.02 years, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ghana?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2018.
- How do Colombia and Ghana rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- Colombia ranks 53rd and Ghana ranks 51st of 189 countries.
- 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
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.