Central African Republic vs China, People's Republic of: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes

Central African Republic
6.12 years
in 2016
China, People's Republic of
6.12 years
in 2019
Central African Republic rank
100th
China, People's Republic of rank
101st

School life expectancy, primary, both sexes over time

  • Central African Republic
  • China, People's Republic of
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How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 6.12 years against 6.12 years in China, People's Republic of, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1971 it was China, People's Republic of ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 100th and China, People's Republic of ranks 101st of 199 countries.

China, People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic China, People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 4.3 years 5.71 years 1.42 years China, People's Republic of
1980s 4.48 years 5.82 years 1.34 years China, People's Republic of
1990s 4.05 years 6.19 years 2.14 years China, People's Republic of
2000s 4.72 years 5.95 years 1.24 years China, People's Republic of
2010s 5.59 years 5.92 years 0.3284 years China, People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, Central African Republic or China, People's Republic of?
Central African Republic, at 6.12 years against 6.12 years in China, People's Republic of as of 2016.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between Central African Republic and China, People's Republic of?
0 years, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and China, People's Republic of?
31 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Central African Republic and China, People's Republic of rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
Central African Republic ranks 100th and China, People's Republic of ranks 101st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 9,854 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level 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.