Nauru vs North America: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time
- Nauru
- North America
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 11.04 years against 9.15 years in North America, a difference of 1.89 years.
That makes Nauru's figure about 1.2 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Nauru ahead.
Nauru ranks 12th and North America ranks 14th of 188 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 2 and North America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.42 years | 9.24 years | 0.1765 years | Nauru |
| 2000s | 8.83 years | 9.08 years | 0.2526 years | North America |
| 2010s | 10.31 years | 9.06 years | 1.26 years | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Nauru or North America?
- Nauru, at 11.04 years against 9.15 years in North America as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Nauru and North America?
- 1.89 years, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and North America?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
- How do Nauru and North America rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Nauru ranks 12th and North America ranks 14th 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
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.