Cameroon vs Norway: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Cameroon
10.01 years
in 2016
Norway
10.15 years
in 2018
Cameroon rank
39th
Norway rank
36th

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

  • Cameroon
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 10.15 years against 10.01 years in Cameroon, a difference of 0.14 years.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 39th and Norway ranks 36th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Norway Difference Ahead
2000s 7.74 years 9.93 years 2.19 years Norway
2010s 9.54 years 10.01 years 0.4709 years Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Cameroon or Norway?
Norway, at 10.15 years against 10.01 years in Cameroon as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Cameroon and Norway?
0.14 years, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Norway?
12 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
How do Cameroon and Norway rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Cameroon ranks 39th and Norway ranks 36th 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.