Colombia vs El Salvador: School life expectancy, primary, female

Colombia
5.6 years
in 2018
El Salvador
5.58 years
in 2018
Colombia rank
132nd
El Salvador rank
133rd

School life expectancy, primary, female over time

  • Colombia
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 5.6 years against 5.58 years in El Salvador, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 132nd and El Salvador ranks 133rd of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia El Salvador Difference Ahead
1970s 5.71 years 5.4 years 0.3099 years Colombia
1980s 5.68 years 5.58 years 0.0981 years Colombia
1990s 5.8 years 6.32 years 0.5238 years El Salvador
2000s 6.06 years 6.92 years 0.8651 years El Salvador
2010s 5.7 years 6.14 years 0.4409 years El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, female, Colombia or El Salvador?
Colombia, at 5.6 years against 5.58 years in El Salvador as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between Colombia and El Salvador?
0.02 years, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and El Salvador?
43 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Colombia and El Salvador rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
Colombia ranks 132nd and El Salvador ranks 133rd 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 9,331 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.