Congo vs Gabon: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes

Congo
3.68 years
in 2012
Gabon
3.72 years
in 2002
Congo rank
154th
Gabon rank
152nd

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time

  • Congo
  • Gabon
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 3.72 years against 3.68 years in Congo, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 154th and Gabon ranks 152nd of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Gabon in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Gabon Difference Ahead
1970s 2.69 years 1.72 years 0.9691 years Congo
1980s 4.52 years 2.38 years 2.14 years Congo
1990s 3.4 years 3.07 years 0.3263 years Congo
2000s 2.68 years 3.72 years 1.03 years Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, Congo or Gabon?
Gabon, at 3.72 years against 3.68 years in Congo as of 2002.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between Congo and Gabon?
0.04 years, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Gabon?
22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2002.
How do Congo and Gabon rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
Congo ranks 154th and Gabon ranks 152nd 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.