Mongolia vs Nigeria: School life expectancy, primary, male

Mongolia
5.29 years
in 2018
Nigeria
5.35 years
in 2016
Mongolia rank
147th
Nigeria rank
146th

School life expectancy, primary, male over time

  • Mongolia
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 5.35 years against 5.29 years in Mongolia, a difference of 0.06 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Nigeria ahead.

Mongolia ranks 147th and Nigeria ranks 146th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mongolia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 3.19 years 4.89 years 1.7 years Nigeria
1980s 3.09 years 6.88 years 3.79 years Nigeria
1990s 2.82 years 5.92 years 3.1 years Nigeria
2000s 4.66 years 6.37 years 1.72 years Nigeria
2010s 5.71 years 5.56 years 0.146 years Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, male, Mongolia or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 5.35 years against 5.29 years in Mongolia as of 2016.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between Mongolia and Nigeria?
0.06 years, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Nigeria?
34 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2016.
How do Mongolia and Nigeria rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
Mongolia ranks 147th and Nigeria ranks 146th 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.