Marshall Islands vs Nigeria: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male

Marshall Islands
6.57 years
in 2019
Nigeria
6.75 years
in 2016
Marshall Islands rank
181st
Nigeria rank
178th

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

  • Marshall Islands
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 6.75 years against 6.57 years in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.18 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Nigeria ahead.

Marshall Islands ranks 181st and Nigeria ranks 178th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Marshall Islands Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 7.23 years 7.34 years 0.1117 years Nigeria
2000s 8.43 years 7.54 years 0.886 years Marshall Islands
2010s 7.98 years 6.93 years 1.04 years Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male, Marshall Islands or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 6.75 years against 6.57 years in Marshall Islands as of 2016.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male between Marshall Islands and Nigeria?
0.18 years, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Nigeria?
10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Marshall Islands and Nigeria rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
Marshall Islands ranks 181st and Nigeria ranks 178th 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.