Liberia vs Nigeria: School life expectancy, secondary, female
School life expectancy, secondary, female over time
- Liberia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 2.4 years against 2.25 years in Liberia, a difference of 0.15 years.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 180th and Nigeria ranks 177th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4722 years | 0.3233 years | 0.149 years | Liberia |
| 1980s | 0.7772 years | 0.609 years | 0.1681 years | Liberia |
| 1990s | 1.52 years | 1.35 years | 0.1688 years | Liberia |
| 2000s | 1.82 years | 1.35 years | 0.4637 years | Liberia |
| 2010s | 2.34 years | 2.61 years | 0.2687 years | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, female, Liberia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 2.4 years against 2.25 years in Liberia as of 2016.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, female between Liberia and Nigeria?
- 0.15 years, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Nigeria?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
- How do Liberia and Nigeria rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- Liberia ranks 180th and Nigeria ranks 177th 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
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.