Barbados vs Palau: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Barbados
9.02 years
in 2019
Palau
9.01 years
in 2014
Barbados rank
103rd
Palau rank
105th

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

  • Barbados
  • Palau
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 9.02 years against 9.01 years in Palau, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 103rd and Palau ranks 105th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Palau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Palau Difference Ahead
1990s 9.17 years 8.67 years 0.4983 years Barbados
2000s 8.94 years 8.66 years 0.2773 years Barbados
2010s 8.89 years 9.01 years 0.1142 years Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Barbados or Palau?
Barbados, at 9.02 years against 9.01 years in Palau as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Barbados and Palau?
0.01 years, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Palau?
8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2014.
How do Barbados and Palau rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Barbados ranks 103rd and Palau ranks 105th 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.