Least developed countries vs Lower middle income: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female over time
- Least developed countries
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Lower middle income currently reports 7.91 years against 7.85 years in Least developed countries, a difference of 0.06 years.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.
Least developed countries ranks 33rd and Lower middle income ranks 31st of 43 groups.
Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Least developed countries | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.86 years | 6.15 years | 1.29 years | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 6.25 years | 7.03 years | 0.7775 years | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 7.66 years | 8.05 years | 0.3931 years | Lower middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female, Least developed countries or Lower middle income?
- Lower middle income, at 7.91 years against 7.85 years in Least developed countries as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female between Least developed countries and Lower middle income?
- 0.06 years, with Lower middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Lower middle income?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2019.
- How do Least developed countries and Lower middle income rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Least developed countries ranks 33rd and Lower middle income ranks 31st of 43 groups.
- 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
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.