China vs Kenya: School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (School primary)
School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (School primary) over time
- China
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 6.2 years against 6.16 years in China, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Kenya ahead.
China ranks 89th and Kenya ranks 86th of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.27 years | 5.95 years | 0.6768 years | Kenya |
| 1980s | 5.36 years | 6.36 years | 0.9982 years | Kenya |
| 1990s | 5.69 years | 5.55 years | 0.1327 years | China |
| 2000s | 5.91 years | 6.16 years | 0.242 years | Kenya |
| 2010s | 5.84 years | 6.4 years | 0.5604 years | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, female, China or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 6.2 years against 6.16 years in China as of 2016.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between China and Kenya?
- 0.04 years, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Kenya?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2016.
- How do China and Kenya rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- China ranks 89th and Kenya ranks 86th 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.