Gambia vs Papua New Guinea: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time
- Gambia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 3.01 years against 2.96 years in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.05 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 171st and Papua New Guinea ranks 173rd of 198 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6021 years | 0.5398 years | 0.0623 years | Gambia |
| 1980s | 0.9454 years | 0.6373 years | 0.308 years | Gambia |
| 1990s | 1.18 years | 0.662 years | 0.5219 years | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, Gambia or Papua New Guinea?
- Gambia, at 3.01 years against 2.96 years in Papua New Guinea as of 2010.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.05 years, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1995.
- How do Gambia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Gambia ranks 171st and Papua New Guinea ranks 173rd 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
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.