Bhutan vs North America: School life expectancy, primary, female
School life expectancy, primary, female over time
- Bhutan
- North America
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 7.43 years against 6.07 years in North America, a difference of 1.36 years.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.2 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1982 it was North America ahead.
Bhutan ranks 15th and North America ranks 12th of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and North America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.47 years | 6.02 years | 3.55 years | North America |
| 1990s | 3.84 years | 6.2 years | 2.36 years | North America |
| 2000s | 6.16 years | 6.08 years | 0.083 years | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 7.38 years | 6 years | 1.38 years | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, female, Bhutan or North America?
- Bhutan, at 7.43 years against 6.07 years in North America as of 2020.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between Bhutan and North America?
- 1.36 years, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and North America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2018.
- How do Bhutan and North America rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Bhutan ranks 15th and North America ranks 12th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, female (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.