Iraq vs Namibia: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes

Iraq
3.31 years
in 2007
Namibia
3.36 years
in 2007
Iraq rank
162nd
Namibia rank
159th

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time

  • Iraq
  • Namibia
0123197119892007

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 3.36 years against 3.31 years in Iraq, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 162nd and Namibia ranks 159th of 198 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Namibia Difference Ahead
1980s 2.98 years 1.75 years 1.23 years Iraq
1990s 2.33 years 2.75 years 0.4205 years Namibia
2000s 2.68 years 3.24 years 0.5572 years Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, Iraq or Namibia?
Namibia, at 3.36 years against 3.31 years in Iraq as of 2007.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between Iraq and Namibia?
0.05 years, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Namibia?
12 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2007.
How do Iraq and Namibia rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
Iraq ranks 162nd and Namibia ranks 159th 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.