Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Uganda: School life expectancy, primary, female

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
5.96 years
in 2019
Uganda
7.31 years
in 2017
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
19th
Uganda rank
19th

School life expectancy, primary, female over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 7.31 years against 5.96 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 1.35 years.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th and Uganda ranks 19th of 45 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 3.58 years 2.6 years 0.9779 years Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 4.46 years 4.18 years 0.2751 years Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 4.76 years 5.52 years 0.7571 years Uganda
2000s 5.33 years 9.25 years 3.92 years Uganda
2010s 5.82 years 7.95 years 2.12 years Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, female, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Uganda?
Uganda, at 7.31 years against 5.96 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Uganda?
1.35 years, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Uganda?
46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Uganda rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th and Uganda ranks 19th 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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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.