Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Papua New Guinea: School life expectancy, secondary, male

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
3.38 years
in 2015
Papua New Guinea
3.43 years
in 2016
Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank
162nd
Papua New Guinea rank
160th

School life expectancy, secondary, male over time

  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.43 years against 3.38 years in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 0.05 years.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Congo, Democratic Republic of the has been ahead every year.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 162nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 160th of 195 countries.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo, Democratic Republic of the Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 1.4 years 0.8056 years 0.5905 years Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1980s 2.04 years 0.8191 years 1.22 years Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1990s 2.12 years 0.8037 years 1.31 years Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2010s 3.25 years 2.64 years 0.6153 years Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, male, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 3.43 years against 3.38 years in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2016.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, male between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Papua New Guinea?
0.05 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Papua New Guinea?
13 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2012.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 162nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 160th 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.