South Korea vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): School life expectancy, pre-primary, female
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female over time
- South Korea
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 2.81 years against 0.779 years in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 2.03 years.
That makes South Korea's figure about 3.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
South Korea ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd of 189 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2956 years | 0.2918 years | 0.0038 years | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.7254 years | 0.3107 years | 0.4147 years | South Korea |
| 2010s | 2.82 years | 0.71 years | 2.11 years | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, female, South Korea or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- South Korea, at 2.81 years against 0.779 years in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, female between South Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 2.03 years, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2018.
- How do South Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- South Korea ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd 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.