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

Kenya
3.46 years
in 2009
Namibia
3.36 years
in 2007
Kenya rank
158th
Namibia rank
159th

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time

  • Kenya
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 3.46 years against 3.36 years in Namibia, a difference of 0.1 years.

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

Kenya ranks 158th and Namibia ranks 159th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Namibia Difference Ahead
1980s 2.77 years 1.74 years 1.03 years Kenya
1990s 2.31 years 2.95 years 0.6405 years Namibia
2000s 2.68 years 3.23 years 0.5575 years Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, Kenya or Namibia?
Kenya, at 3.46 years against 3.36 years in Namibia as of 2009.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between Kenya and Namibia?
0.1 years, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Namibia?
12 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2007.
How do Kenya and Namibia rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
Kenya ranks 158th 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.