Poland vs Vietnam: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes

Poland
5.8 years
in 2018
Vietnam
5.77 years
in 2019
Poland rank
130th
Vietnam rank
133rd

School life expectancy, primary, both sexes over time

  • Poland
  • Vietnam
0246197119952019

How they compare

Poland currently reports 5.8 years against 5.77 years in Vietnam, a difference of 0.03 years.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.

Poland ranks 130th and Vietnam ranks 133rd of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Vietnam Difference Ahead
1970s 6.07 years 5.52 years 0.547 years Poland
1980s 6.13 years 5.36 years 0.7663 years Poland
1990s 5.93 years 5.58 years 0.3581 years Poland
2000s 5.74 years 5.08 years 0.6658 years Poland
2010s 5.91 years 5.42 years 0.4913 years Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, Poland or Vietnam?
Poland, at 5.8 years against 5.77 years in Vietnam as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between Poland and Vietnam?
0.03 years, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Vietnam?
40 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
How do Poland and Vietnam rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
Poland ranks 130th and Vietnam ranks 133rd 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.