IDA total vs Saint Lucia: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes over time
- IDA total
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 7.15 years against 5.89 years in IDA total, a difference of 1.26 years.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.2 times IDA total's.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Saint Lucia has been ahead every year.
IDA total ranks 23rd and Saint Lucia ranks 27th of 44 groups.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.51 years | 8.03 years | 4.52 years | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 4.26 years | 9.22 years | 4.96 years | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 4.35 years | 9.19 years | 4.84 years | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 5.23 years | 7.25 years | 2.02 years | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 5.84 years | 7.15 years | 1.32 years | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, IDA total or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 7.15 years against 5.89 years in IDA total as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between IDA total and Saint Lucia?
- 1.26 years, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Saint Lucia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
- How do IDA total and Saint Lucia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- IDA total ranks 23rd and Saint Lucia ranks 27th 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
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.