Colombia vs Philippines: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female

Colombia
9.87 years
in 2018
Philippines
9.89 years
in 2018
Colombia rank
46th
Philippines rank
45th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female over time

  • Colombia
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Philippines currently reports 9.89 years against 9.87 years in Colombia, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 46th and Philippines ranks 45th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Philippines Difference Ahead
1990s 9.39 years 9.05 years 0.3472 years Colombia
2000s 9.89 years 9.07 years 0.8275 years Colombia
2010s 9.84 years 9.69 years 0.1455 years Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female, Colombia or Philippines?
Philippines, at 9.89 years against 9.87 years in Colombia as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female between Colombia and Philippines?
0.02 years, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Philippines?
15 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Colombia and Philippines rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
Colombia ranks 46th and Philippines ranks 45th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (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, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,492 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.