Saint Lucia vs Zambia: School life expectancy, primary, female
School life expectancy, primary, female over time
- Saint Lucia
- Zambia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 7.22 years against 7.13 years in Zambia, a difference of 0.09 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Saint Lucia ranks 25th and Zambia ranks 26th of 197 countries.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Lucia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.17 years | 5.81 years | 2.35 years | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 9.12 years | 6.35 years | 2.77 years | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 7.11 years | 5.37 years | 1.74 years | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 7.08 years | 6.78 years | 0.2995 years | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 7.07 years | 7.07 years | 0.0048 years | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, female, Saint Lucia or Zambia?
- Saint Lucia, at 7.22 years against 7.13 years in Zambia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between Saint Lucia and Zambia?
- 0.09 years, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Zambia?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
- How do Saint Lucia and Zambia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Saint Lucia ranks 25th and Zambia ranks 26th 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.