Europe & Central Asia vs Lesotho: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time
- Europe & Central Asia
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 10.65 years against 9.08 years in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 1.57 years.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Europe & Central Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 20th and Lesotho ranks 20th of 43 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.49 years | 8.03 years | 0.4602 years | Europe & Central Asia |
| 2000s | 8.83 years | 9.91 years | 1.08 years | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 9.01 years | 10.57 years | 1.56 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, Europe & Central Asia or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 10.65 years against 9.08 years in Europe & Central Asia as of 2017.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Europe & Central Asia and Lesotho?
- 1.57 years, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Lesotho?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2017.
- How do Europe & Central Asia and Lesotho rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 20th 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.