Norway vs Vanuatu: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes

Norway
7.01 years
in 2018
Vanuatu
7.02 years
in 2015
Norway rank
35th
Vanuatu rank
34th

School life expectancy, primary, both sexes over time

  • Norway
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 7.02 years against 7.01 years in Norway, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Norway ranks 35th and Vanuatu ranks 34th of 199 countries.

Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1970s 6.08 years 7.1 years 1.02 years Vanuatu
1980s 5.92 years 6.47 years 0.5519 years Vanuatu
1990s 6.24 years 6.5 years 0.2581 years Vanuatu
2000s 6.97 years 7.2 years 0.2245 years Vanuatu
2010s 6.98 years 7.29 years 0.307 years Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, Norway or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 7.02 years against 7.01 years in Norway as of 2015.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between Norway and Vanuatu?
0.01 years, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Vanuatu?
38 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Norway and Vanuatu rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
Norway ranks 35th and Vanuatu ranks 34th 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.