Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ethiopia: School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (School secondary)

Democratic Republic of Congo
2.16 years
in 2015
Ethiopia
2.06 years
in 2015
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
183rd
Ethiopia rank
184th

School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (School secondary) over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 2.16 years against 2.06 years in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.1 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 183rd and Ethiopia ranks 184th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and Ethiopia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3097 years 0.134 years 0.1758 years Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 0.833 years 0.5397 years 0.2932 years Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 1.04 years 0.6017 years 0.4408 years Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 1.67 years 1.7 years 0.0273 years Ethiopia
2010s 1.99 years 2.04 years 0.0485 years Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, female, Democratic Republic of Congo or Ethiopia?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 2.16 years against 2.06 years in Ethiopia as of 2015.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, female between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?
0.1 years, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?
15 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 183rd and Ethiopia ranks 184th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, female (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, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,786 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.