Ecuador vs Zimbabwe: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Ecuador
9.36 years
in 2018
Zimbabwe
9.36 years
in 2013
Ecuador rank
74th
Zimbabwe rank
73rd

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

  • Ecuador
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 9.36 years against 9.36 years in Ecuador, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Ecuador ranks 74th and Zimbabwe ranks 73rd of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 8.64 years 8.73 years 0.0958 years Zimbabwe
2000s 8.73 years 8.73 years 0.0062 years Zimbabwe
2010s 10.1 years 9.41 years 0.6952 years Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Ecuador or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 9.36 years against 9.36 years in Ecuador as of 2013.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Ecuador and Zimbabwe?
0 years, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Zimbabwe?
7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2013.
How do Ecuador and Zimbabwe rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Ecuador ranks 74th and Zimbabwe ranks 73rd 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.