Dominican Republic vs Samoa: School life expectancy, primary, male

Dominican Republic
6.9 years
in 2019
Samoa
6.92 years
in 2019
Dominican Republic rank
53rd
Samoa rank
50th

School life expectancy, primary, male over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 6.92 years against 6.9 years in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 53rd and Samoa ranks 50th of 197 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 5.91 years 5.22 years 0.6853 years Dominican Republic
1980s 6.76 years 5.76 years 0.9915 years Dominican Republic
1990s 6.8 years 5.81 years 0.9951 years Dominican Republic
2000s 6.93 years 6.38 years 0.5484 years Dominican Republic
2010s 6.84 years 6.62 years 0.2209 years Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, male, Dominican Republic or Samoa?
Samoa, at 6.92 years against 6.9 years in Dominican Republic as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between Dominican Republic and Samoa?
0.02 years, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Samoa?
24 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Dominican Republic and Samoa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
Dominican Republic ranks 53rd and Samoa ranks 50th 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.