Bangladesh vs Liberia: School life expectancy, primary, male

Bangladesh
5.6 years
in 2018
Liberia
5.52 years
in 2017
Bangladesh rank
139th
Liberia rank
141st

School life expectancy, primary, male over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 5.6 years against 5.52 years in Liberia, a difference of 0.08 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 139th and Liberia ranks 141st of 197 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Liberia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Liberia Difference Ahead
1970s 4.4 years 3.33 years 1.07 years Bangladesh
1980s 4.45 years 3.88 years 0.5628 years Bangladesh
2000s 4.95 years 7.18 years 2.23 years Liberia
2010s 5.53 years 5.52 years 0.0103 years Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, male, Bangladesh or Liberia?
Bangladesh, at 5.6 years against 5.52 years in Liberia as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between Bangladesh and Liberia?
0.08 years, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Liberia?
12 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Bangladesh and Liberia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
Bangladesh ranks 139th and Liberia ranks 141st of 197 countries.
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.