East Asia & Pacific vs Lesotho: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time
- East Asia & Pacific
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 10.65 years against 9.12 years in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 1.53 years.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times East Asia & Pacific's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Lesotho ahead.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 18th and Lesotho ranks 20th of 43 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.03 years | 8.03 years | 0.0031 years | East Asia & Pacific |
| 2000s | 8.63 years | 9.91 years | 1.28 years | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 8.84 years | 10.57 years | 1.74 years | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, East Asia & Pacific or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 10.65 years against 9.12 years in East Asia & Pacific as of 2017.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between East Asia & Pacific and Lesotho?
- 1.53 years, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Lesotho?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2017.
- How do East Asia & Pacific and Lesotho rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 18th and Lesotho ranks 20th of 43 groups.
- 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
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.