Tunisia vs World: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Tunisia
10.19 years
in 2018
World
8.43 years
in 2019
Tunisia rank
31st
World rank
26th

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

  • Tunisia
  • World
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 10.19 years against 8.43 years in World, a difference of 1.76 years.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.2 times World's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Tunisia has been ahead every year.

Tunisia ranks 31st and World ranks 26th of 188 countries.

Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tunisia World Difference Ahead
1990s 9.18 years 7.41 years 1.77 years Tunisia
2000s 9.83 years 7.93 years 1.9 years Tunisia
2010s 9.98 years 8.41 years 1.57 years Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Tunisia or World?
Tunisia, at 10.19 years against 8.43 years in World as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Tunisia and World?
1.76 years, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tunisia and World?
23 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
How do Tunisia and World rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Tunisia ranks 31st and World ranks 26th 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.