Aruba vs Colombia: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes

Aruba
5.56 years
in 2012
Colombia
5.82 years
in 2018
Aruba rank
88th
Colombia rank
85th

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time

  • Aruba
  • Colombia
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 5.82 years against 5.56 years in Aruba, a difference of 0.26 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Aruba ahead.

Aruba ranks 88th and Colombia ranks 85th of 198 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 1 and Colombia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Aruba Colombia Difference Ahead
1990s 5.11 years 4.45 years 0.6607 years Aruba
2000s 5.02 years 5.08 years 0.0622 years Colombia
2010s 5.08 years 5.88 years 0.8026 years Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, Aruba or Colombia?
Colombia, at 5.82 years against 5.56 years in Aruba as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between Aruba and Colombia?
0.26 years, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Colombia?
12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2012.
How do Aruba and Colombia rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
Aruba ranks 88th and Colombia ranks 85th 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.