Benin vs Cameroon: School life expectancy, secondary, male

Benin
4.68 years
in 2016
Cameroon
4.65 years
in 2016
Benin rank
125th
Cameroon rank
126th

School life expectancy, secondary, male over time

  • Benin
  • Cameroon
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 4.68 years against 4.65 years in Cameroon, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cameroon ahead.

Benin ranks 125th and Cameroon ranks 126th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Cameroon in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Cameroon Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6954 years 1.12 years 0.424 years Cameroon
1980s 1.68 years 1.97 years 0.2954 years Cameroon
1990s 2.08 years 1.99 years 0.0911 years Benin
2000s 2.57 years 2.32 years 0.2489 years Benin
2010s 4.63 years 4.32 years 0.3097 years Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, male, Benin or Cameroon?
Benin, at 4.68 years against 4.65 years in Cameroon as of 2016.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, male between Benin and Cameroon?
0.03 years, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cameroon?
18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Benin and Cameroon rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
Benin ranks 125th and Cameroon ranks 126th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, male (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, male (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.