Argentina vs Samoa: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes

Argentina
6.55 years
in 2017
Samoa
6.57 years
in 2016
Argentina rank
61st
Samoa rank
60th

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time

  • Argentina
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 6.57 years against 6.55 years in Argentina, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Samoa ahead.

Argentina ranks 61st and Samoa ranks 60th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 2.65 years 4.56 years 1.91 years Samoa
1980s 3.04 years 5.55 years 2.51 years Samoa
1990s 4.34 years 5.41 years 1.07 years Samoa
2000s 5.76 years 5.8 years 0.0483 years Samoa
2010s 6.29 years 6.4 years 0.1101 years Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, Argentina or Samoa?
Samoa, at 6.57 years against 6.55 years in Argentina as of 2016.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between Argentina and Samoa?
0.02 years, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Samoa?
31 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Argentina and Samoa rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
Argentina ranks 61st and Samoa ranks 60th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (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, secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
198 places, 6,439 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.