Djibouti vs Eritrea, The State of: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes

Djibouti
3.71 years
in 2020
Eritrea, The State of
3.56 years
in 2018
Djibouti rank
193rd
Eritrea, The State of rank
196th

School life expectancy, primary, both sexes over time

  • Djibouti
  • Eritrea, The State of
123456197119952020

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 3.71 years against 3.56 years in Eritrea, The State of, a difference of 0.15 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Eritrea, The State of ahead.

Djibouti ranks 193rd and Eritrea, The State of ranks 196th of 199 countries.

Eritrea, The State of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Eritrea, The State of Difference Ahead
1980s 2.03 years 2.2 years 0.1748 years Eritrea, The State of
1990s 2.02 years 3 years 0.9775 years Eritrea, The State of
2000s 2.57 years 4.85 years 2.28 years Eritrea, The State of
2010s 3.47 years 4.16 years 0.6833 years Eritrea, The State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, Djibouti or Eritrea, The State of?
Djibouti, at 3.71 years against 3.56 years in Eritrea, The State of as of 2020.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between Djibouti and Eritrea, The State of?
0.15 years, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Eritrea, The State of?
27 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2018.
How do Djibouti and Eritrea, The State of rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
Djibouti ranks 193rd and Eritrea, The State of ranks 196th 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.