Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs IDA & IBRD total: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
7.11 years
in 2018
IDA & IBRD total
5.73 years
in 2019
Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank
28th
IDA & IBRD total rank
27th

School life expectancy, primary, both sexes over time

  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the
  • IDA & IBRD total
02468197019942019

How they compare

Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 7.11 years against 5.73 years in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 1.38 years.

That makes Congo, Democratic Republic of the's figure about 1.2 times IDA & IBRD total's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 28th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 27th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Congo, Democratic Republic of the averaged higher in 3 and IDA & IBRD total in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo, Democratic Republic of the IDA & IBRD total Difference Ahead
1970s 5.87 years 4.87 years 1.01 years Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1980s 5.71 years 5.11 years 0.6074 years Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1990s 4.43 years 5.16 years 0.7322 years IDA & IBRD total
2000s 5.43 years 5.65 years 0.2151 years IDA & IBRD total
2010s 6.51 years 5.77 years 0.7361 years Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or IDA & IBRD total?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 7.11 years against 5.73 years in IDA & IBRD total as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and IDA & IBRD total?
1.38 years, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and IDA & IBRD total?
37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 28th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 27th 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.