Guinea vs Myanmar: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes

Guinea
5.5 years
in 2016
Myanmar
5.59 years
in 2018
Guinea rank
140th
Myanmar rank
139th

School life expectancy, primary, both sexes over time

  • Guinea
  • Myanmar
23456197119942018

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 5.59 years against 5.5 years in Guinea, a difference of 0.09 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Myanmar ahead.

Guinea ranks 140th and Myanmar ranks 139th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Myanmar Difference Ahead
1970s 1.88 years 4.2 years 2.32 years Myanmar
1980s 2 years 4.68 years 2.68 years Myanmar
1990s 2.6 years 5.19 years 2.59 years Myanmar
2000s 4.56 years 4.91 years 0.3471 years Myanmar
2010s 5.4 years 5.15 years 0.2479 years Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, Guinea or Myanmar?
Myanmar, at 5.59 years against 5.5 years in Guinea as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between Guinea and Myanmar?
0.09 years, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Myanmar?
40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Guinea and Myanmar rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
Guinea ranks 140th and Myanmar ranks 139th 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.