Cambodia vs Iraq: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Cambodia
8.61 years
in 2019
Iraq
8.63 years
in 2007
Cambodia rank
133rd
Iraq rank
130th

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

  • Cambodia
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 8.63 years against 8.61 years in Cambodia, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Iraq ahead.

Cambodia ranks 133rd and Iraq ranks 130th of 188 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Iraq Difference Ahead
1990s 6.74 years 7.29 years 0.5518 years Iraq
2000s 8.71 years 8.08 years 0.6322 years Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Cambodia or Iraq?
Iraq, at 8.63 years against 8.61 years in Cambodia as of 2007.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Cambodia and Iraq?
0.02 years, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Iraq?
5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2007.
How do Cambodia and Iraq rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Cambodia ranks 133rd and Iraq ranks 130th 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.