European Union vs Liberia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female

European Union
2.92 years
in 2019
Liberia
3.89 years
in 2017
European Union rank
2nd
Liberia rank
1st

School life expectancy, pre-primary, female over time

  • European Union
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 3.89 years against 2.92 years in European Union, a difference of 0.97 years.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.3 times European Union's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1970 it was European Union ahead.

European Union ranks 2nd and Liberia ranks 1st of 2 regions.

Across the 5 decades both report, European Union averaged higher in 4 and Liberia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union Liberia Difference Ahead
1970s 1.9 years 0.8502 years 1.05 years European Union
1980s 2.14 years 1.16 years 0.9736 years European Union
1990s 2.5 years 0.9881 years 1.51 years European Union
2000s 2.56 years 2.18 years 0.3729 years European Union
2010s 2.85 years 4.49 years 1.65 years Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, female, European Union or Liberia?
Liberia, at 3.89 years against 2.92 years in European Union as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, female between European Union and Liberia?
0.97 years, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Liberia?
15 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do European Union and Liberia rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
European Union ranks 2nd and Liberia ranks 1st of 2 regions.
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

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.