Europe & Central Asia vs Tanzania, United Republic of: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes

Europe & Central Asia
4.72 years
in 2019
Tanzania, United Republic of
6.96 years
in 2019
Europe & Central Asia rank
43rd
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
40th

School life expectancy, primary, both sexes over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 6.96 years against 4.72 years in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 2.24 years.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.5 times Europe & Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 43rd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 40th of 45 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 4.61 years 3.98 years 0.6326 years Europe & Central Asia
1980s 4.51 years 6.24 years 1.73 years Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s 4.5 years 5.16 years 0.6605 years Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s 4.82 years 6.95 years 2.13 years Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s 4.81 years 6.49 years 1.68 years Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, Europe & Central Asia or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Tanzania, United Republic of, at 6.96 years against 4.72 years in Europe & Central Asia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between Europe & Central Asia and Tanzania, United Republic of?
2.24 years, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Tanzania, United Republic of?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 43rd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 40th of 45 groups.
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.