Arab World vs Benin: School life expectancy, primary, male

Arab World
5.75 years
in 2019
Benin
7.22 years
in 2019
Arab World rank
30th
Benin rank
28th

School life expectancy, primary, male over time

  • Arab World
  • Benin
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 7.22 years against 5.75 years in Arab World, a difference of 1.47 years.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.3 times Arab World's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Arab World ahead.

Arab World ranks 30th and Benin ranks 28th of 45 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Arab World averaged higher in 2 and Benin in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Arab World Benin Difference Ahead
1970s 5.09 years 3.71 years 1.38 years Arab World
1980s 5.32 years 5.09 years 0.23 years Arab World
1990s 5.25 years 5.31 years 0.0604 years Benin
2000s 5.51 years 6.86 years 1.34 years Benin
2010s 5.76 years 7.83 years 2.07 years Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, male, Arab World or Benin?
Benin, at 7.22 years against 5.75 years in Arab World as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between Arab World and Benin?
1.47 years, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Benin?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Arab World and Benin rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
Arab World ranks 30th and Benin ranks 28th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, male (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, male (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.