Benin vs OECD members: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male

Benin
11.26 years
in 2016
OECD members
9.32 years
in 2019
Benin rank
11th
OECD members rank
10th

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

  • Benin
  • OECD members
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 11.26 years against 9.32 years in OECD members, a difference of 1.94 years.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times OECD members's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1999 it was OECD members ahead.

Benin ranks 11th and OECD members ranks 10th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and OECD members in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin OECD members Difference Ahead
1990s 7.28 years 9.1 years 1.82 years OECD members
2000s 8.54 years 9.2 years 0.6604 years OECD members
2010s 11.17 years 9.33 years 1.85 years Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male, Benin or OECD members?
Benin, at 11.26 years against 9.32 years in OECD members as of 2016.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male between Benin and OECD members?
1.94 years, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and OECD members?
12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Benin and OECD members rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
Benin ranks 11th and OECD members ranks 10th 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,493 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.