Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Papua New Guinea: School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (School male years)
School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (School male years) over time
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 6.96 years against 4.19 years in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 2.77 years.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.7 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 44th and Papua New Guinea ranks 46th of 45 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.06 years | 3.51 years | 0.5501 years | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1980s | 4.07 years | 3.6 years | 0.4643 years | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1990s | 4.03 years | 4.02 years | 0.0125 years | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2000s | 4.36 years | 3.7 years | 0.6569 years | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2010s | 4.31 years | 6.83 years | 2.52 years | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, male, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 6.96 years against 4.19 years in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2016.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Papua New Guinea?
- 2.77 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Papua New Guinea?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 44th and Papua New Guinea ranks 46th 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
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.