Afghanistan vs San Marino: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Afghanistan
8.34 years
in 2018
San Marino
8.36 years
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
140th
San Marino rank
139th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Afghanistan
  • San Marino
2468199620072019

How they compare

San Marino currently reports 8.36 years against 8.34 years in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.02 years.

Across all 7 years both countries report, San Marino has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 140th and San Marino ranks 139th of 188 countries.

San Marino has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan San Marino Difference Ahead
2000s 7.43 years 8.23 years 0.7974 years San Marino
2010s 8.06 years 8.77 years 0.7091 years San Marino

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Afghanistan or San Marino?
San Marino, at 8.36 years against 8.34 years in Afghanistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Afghanistan and San Marino?
0.02 years, with San Marino ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and San Marino?
7 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and San Marino rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 140th and San Marino ranks 139th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,584 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels 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.