Dominican Republic vs Haiti: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes

Dominican Republic
6.74 years
in 2019
Haiti
6.81 years
in 1998
Dominican Republic rank
56th
Haiti rank
53rd

School life expectancy, primary, both sexes over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Haiti
02468197119952019

How they compare

Haiti currently reports 6.81 years against 6.74 years in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.07 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 56th and Haiti ranks 53rd of 199 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Haiti Difference Ahead
1970s 6.07 years 3.5 years 2.56 years Dominican Republic
1980s 6.96 years 5.12 years 1.84 years Dominican Republic
1990s 6.15 years 5.65 years 0.5063 years Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, Dominican Republic or Haiti?
Haiti, at 6.81 years against 6.74 years in Dominican Republic as of 1998.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between Dominican Republic and Haiti?
0.07 years, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Haiti?
23 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1998.
How do Dominican Republic and Haiti rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
Dominican Republic ranks 56th and Haiti ranks 53rd 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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About this data

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.