Libya vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Libya
9.64 years
in 2006
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
9.59 years
in 2018
Libya rank
55th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
58th

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

  • Libya
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 9.64 years against 9.59 years in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 55th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 58th of 188 countries.

Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Libya or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Libya, at 9.64 years against 9.59 years in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2006.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Libya and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.05 years, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
5 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2006.
How do Libya and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Libya ranks 55th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 58th 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.