Belize vs Sao Tome and Principe: School life expectancy, primary, male

Belize
6.73 years
in 2019
Sao Tome and Principe
6.62 years
in 2017
Belize rank
62nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
65th

School life expectancy, primary, male over time

  • Belize
  • Sao Tome and Principe
02468197119952019

How they compare

Belize currently reports 6.73 years against 6.62 years in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.11 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Belize ahead.

Belize ranks 62nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 65th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 6.71 years 5.03 years 1.68 years Belize
1980s 7.01 years 4.88 years 2.13 years Belize
1990s 7.24 years 5.63 years 1.61 years Belize
2000s 6.89 years 7.59 years 0.7002 years Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 6.92 years 6.83 years 0.0942 years Belize

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, male, Belize or Sao Tome and Principe?
Belize, at 6.73 years against 6.62 years in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between Belize and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.11 years, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Sao Tome and Principe?
22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Belize and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
Belize ranks 62nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 65th 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.