Namibia vs Tonga: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female

Namibia
11.9 years
in 2017
Tonga
12.5 years
in 2015
Namibia rank
2nd
Tonga rank
1st

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

  • Namibia
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 12.5 years against 11.9 years in Namibia, a difference of 0.6 years.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

Namibia ranks 2nd and Tonga ranks 1st of 188 countries.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Tonga Difference Ahead
1990s 10.69 years 11.21 years 0.516 years Tonga
2000s 10.71 years 10.92 years 0.2075 years Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female, Namibia or Tonga?
Tonga, at 12.5 years against 11.9 years in Namibia as of 2015.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female between Namibia and Tonga?
0.6 years, with Tonga ahead.
How do Namibia and Tonga rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
Namibia ranks 2nd and Tonga ranks 1st 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.