Somalia vs Syria: School life expectancy, primary, female
School life expectancy, primary, female over time
- Somalia
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 3.19 years against 0.9975 years in Somalia, a difference of 2.19 years.
That makes Syria's figure about 3.2 times Somalia's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Syria has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 197th and Syria ranks 196th of 197 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9089 years | 4.35 years | 3.44 years | Syria |
| 1980s | 0.8126 years | 5.32 years | 4.5 years | Syria |
| 2000s | 0.9975 years | 4.57 years | 3.57 years | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, female, Somalia or Syria?
- Syria, at 3.19 years against 0.9975 years in Somalia as of 2013.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between Somalia and Syria?
- 2.19 years, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Syria?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.
- How do Somalia and Syria rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Somalia ranks 197th and Syria ranks 196th 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.