Eritrea, The State of vs Niger: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Eritrea, The State of
5.78 years
in 2018
Niger
5.82 years
in 2017
Eritrea, The State of rank
187th
Niger rank
186th

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

  • Eritrea, The State of
  • Niger
2468199520062018

How they compare

Niger currently reports 5.82 years against 5.78 years in Eritrea, The State of, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Eritrea, The State of ahead.

Eritrea, The State of ranks 187th and Niger ranks 186th of 188 countries.

Eritrea, The State of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea, The State of Niger Difference Ahead
1990s 4.44 years 2.1 years 2.34 years Eritrea, The State of
2000s 6.58 years 3.35 years 3.23 years Eritrea, The State of
2010s 6.59 years 5.08 years 1.52 years Eritrea, The State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Eritrea, The State of or Niger?
Niger, at 5.82 years against 5.78 years in Eritrea, The State of as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Eritrea, The State of and Niger?
0.04 years, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea, The State of and Niger?
19 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2017.
How do Eritrea, The State of and Niger rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Eritrea, The State of ranks 187th and Niger ranks 186th 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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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.