Madagascar vs Peru: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes

Madagascar
6.84 years
in 2019
Peru
6.82 years
in 2019
Madagascar rank
50th
Peru rank
52nd

School life expectancy, primary, both sexes over time

  • Madagascar
  • Peru
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 6.84 years against 6.82 years in Peru, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Peru ahead.

Madagascar ranks 50th and Peru ranks 52nd of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Peru Difference Ahead
1970s 5.63 years 6.57 years 0.9402 years Peru
1980s 5.99 years 6.91 years 0.9183 years Peru
1990s 4.53 years 6.92 years 2.39 years Peru
2000s 6.66 years 6.86 years 0.2003 years Peru
2010s 7.3 years 6.34 years 0.9646 years Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, Madagascar or Peru?
Madagascar, at 6.84 years against 6.82 years in Peru as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between Madagascar and Peru?
0.02 years, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Peru?
45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Madagascar and Peru rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
Madagascar ranks 50th and Peru ranks 52nd 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.