Liberia vs Vietnam: School life expectancy, primary, male

Liberia
5.52 years
in 2017
Vietnam
5.71 years
in 2019
Liberia rank
141st
Vietnam rank
138th

School life expectancy, primary, male over time

  • Liberia
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 5.71 years against 5.52 years in Liberia, a difference of 0.19 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Vietnam ahead.

Liberia ranks 141st and Vietnam ranks 138th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 3 and Vietnam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Vietnam Difference Ahead
1970s 3.46 years 5.54 years 2.07 years Vietnam
1980s 3.88 years 5.63 years 1.75 years Vietnam
1990s 6.47 years 5.81 years 0.6628 years Liberia
2000s 7.69 years 5.25 years 2.44 years Liberia
2010s 6.62 years 5.48 years 1.14 years Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, male, Liberia or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 5.71 years against 5.52 years in Liberia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between Liberia and Vietnam?
0.19 years, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Vietnam?
14 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2017.
How do Liberia and Vietnam rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
Liberia ranks 141st and Vietnam ranks 138th 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.