Madagascar vs Vanuatu: School life expectancy, primary, female

Madagascar
6.88 years
in 2019
Vanuatu
6.9 years
in 2015
Madagascar rank
43rd
Vanuatu rank
42nd

School life expectancy, primary, female over time

  • Madagascar
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 6.9 years against 6.88 years in Madagascar, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Madagascar ranks 43rd and Vanuatu ranks 42nd of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1970s 5.19 years 6.73 years 1.54 years Vanuatu
1980s 5.96 years 6.62 years 0.6584 years Vanuatu
1990s 4.48 years 6.35 years 1.87 years Vanuatu
2000s 6.51 years 7.13 years 0.6211 years Vanuatu
2010s 7.36 years 7.2 years 0.1567 years Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, female, Madagascar or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 6.9 years against 6.88 years in Madagascar as of 2015.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between Madagascar and Vanuatu?
0.02 years, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Vanuatu?
32 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Madagascar and Vanuatu rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
Madagascar ranks 43rd and Vanuatu ranks 42nd 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.