Ireland vs Lesotho: School life expectancy, primary, female
School life expectancy, primary, female over time
- Ireland
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 8.21 years against 8.05 years in Ireland, a difference of 0.16 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Lesotho ahead.
Ireland ranks 6th and Lesotho ranks 5th of 197 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.52 years | 8.04 years | 1.52 years | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 6.03 years | 8.36 years | 2.33 years | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 6.44 years | 7.56 years | 1.12 years | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 8.18 years | 8.45 years | 0.2714 years | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 8.1 years | 8.22 years | 0.114 years | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, female, Ireland or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 8.21 years against 8.05 years in Ireland as of 2017.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between Ireland and Lesotho?
- 0.16 years, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Lesotho?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2017.
- How do Ireland and Lesotho rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Ireland ranks 6th and Lesotho ranks 5th 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.