Liberia vs Madagascar, Republic of: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes

Liberia
2.62 years
in 2015
Madagascar, Republic of
2.49 years
in 2019
Liberia rank
181st
Madagascar, Republic of rank
183rd

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time

  • Liberia
  • Madagascar, Republic of
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 2.62 years against 2.49 years in Madagascar, Republic of, a difference of 0.13 years.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar, Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Madagascar, Republic of ahead.

Liberia ranks 181st and Madagascar, Republic of ranks 183rd of 198 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar, Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Madagascar, Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9225 years 0.8226 years 0.0999 years Liberia
1980s 1.39 years 1.19 years 0.199 years Liberia
2010s 2.68 years 2.71 years 0.0297 years Madagascar, Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, Liberia or Madagascar, Republic of?
Liberia, at 2.62 years against 2.49 years in Madagascar, Republic of as of 2015.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between Liberia and Madagascar, Republic of?
0.13 years, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Madagascar, Republic of?
7 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Liberia and Madagascar, Republic of rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
Liberia ranks 181st and Madagascar, Republic of ranks 183rd 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.