Armenia vs Zambia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Armenia
8.2 years
in 2019
Zambia
8.31 years
in 2017
Armenia rank
144th
Zambia rank
141st

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

  • Armenia
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 8.31 years against 8.2 years in Armenia, a difference of 0.11 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Armenia ahead.

Armenia ranks 144th and Zambia ranks 141st of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Armenia Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 7.86 years 6.22 years 1.64 years Armenia
2000s 7.9 years 8.3 years 0.4021 years Zambia
2010s 8.4 years 8.55 years 0.1497 years Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Armenia or Zambia?
Zambia, at 8.31 years against 8.2 years in Armenia as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Armenia and Zambia?
0.11 years, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Zambia?
14 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Armenia and Zambia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Armenia ranks 144th and Zambia ranks 141st 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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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.