IDA & IBRD total vs Uganda: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes

IDA & IBRD total
5.73 years
in 2019
Uganda
7.21 years
in 2017
IDA & IBRD total rank
27th
Uganda rank
26th

School life expectancy, primary, both sexes over time

  • IDA & IBRD total
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 7.21 years against 5.73 years in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 1.48 years.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.3 times IDA & IBRD total's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was IDA & IBRD total ahead.

IDA & IBRD total ranks 27th and Uganda ranks 26th of 44 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, IDA & IBRD total averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA & IBRD total Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 4.84 years 3.16 years 1.68 years IDA & IBRD total
1980s 5.12 years 4.77 years 0.3487 years IDA & IBRD total
1990s 5.15 years 5.99 years 0.8401 years Uganda
2000s 5.55 years 9.4 years 3.85 years Uganda
2010s 5.8 years 7.9 years 2.1 years Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, IDA & IBRD total or Uganda?
Uganda, at 7.21 years against 5.73 years in IDA & IBRD total as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between IDA & IBRD total and Uganda?
1.48 years, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and Uganda?
47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do IDA & IBRD total and Uganda rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
IDA & IBRD total ranks 27th and Uganda ranks 26th of 44 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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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.