Ghana vs Paraguay: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes

Ghana
4.57 years
in 2019
Paraguay
4.61 years
in 2012
Ghana rank
127th
Paraguay rank
124th

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time

  • Ghana
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 4.61 years against 4.57 years in Ghana, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 127th and Paraguay ranks 124th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Paraguay Difference Ahead
1970s 2.53 years 1.22 years 1.31 years Ghana
1980s 2.51 years 1.78 years 0.7327 years Ghana
1990s 2.48 years 2.66 years 0.1842 years Paraguay
2000s 2.82 years 3.99 years 1.16 years Paraguay
2010s 3.99 years 4.41 years 0.4229 years Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, Ghana or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 4.61 years against 4.57 years in Ghana as of 2012.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between Ghana and Paraguay?
0.04 years, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Paraguay?
33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
How do Ghana and Paraguay rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
Ghana ranks 127th and Paraguay ranks 124th 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.