Belgium vs Zimbabwe: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male over time
- Belgium
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 9.45 years against 9.44 years in Belgium, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 71st and Zimbabwe ranks 70th of 188 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.93 years | 8.88 years | 0.0443 years | Belgium |
| 2000s | 9.2 years | 8.89 years | 0.3153 years | Belgium |
| 2010s | 9.18 years | 9.49 years | 0.3083 years | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male, Belgium or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 9.45 years against 9.44 years in Belgium as of 2013.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male between Belgium and Zimbabwe?
- 0.01 years, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Zimbabwe?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2013.
- How do Belgium and Zimbabwe rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Belgium ranks 71st and Zimbabwe ranks 70th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (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.