European Union vs Samoa: School life expectancy, primary, female
School life expectancy, primary, female over time
- European Union
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 6.98 years against 5.38 years in European Union, a difference of 1.6 years.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times European Union's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1970 it was European Union ahead.
European Union ranks 36th and Samoa ranks 35th of 45 groups.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.26 years | 5.48 years | 0.2138 years | Samoa |
| 1980s | 5.17 years | 5.98 years | 0.8091 years | Samoa |
| 1990s | 5.2 years | 6.02 years | 0.8271 years | Samoa |
| 2000s | 5.31 years | 6.37 years | 1.06 years | Samoa |
| 2010s | 5.39 years | 6.62 years | 1.23 years | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, female, European Union or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 6.98 years against 5.38 years in European Union as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between European Union and Samoa?
- 1.6 years, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Samoa?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do European Union and Samoa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- European Union ranks 36th and Samoa ranks 35th of 45 groups.
- 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.