Lesotho vs Mali: School life expectancy, secondary, male

Lesotho
2.64 years
in 2017
Mali
2.66 years
in 2018
Lesotho rank
179th
Mali rank
177th

School life expectancy, secondary, male over time

  • Lesotho
  • Mali
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 2.66 years against 2.64 years in Lesotho, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Mali ahead.

Lesotho ranks 179th and Mali ranks 177th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Mali Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5248 years 0.5656 years 0.0408 years Mali
1980s 0.8653 years 0.6163 years 0.249 years Lesotho
1990s 1.17 years 0.8173 years 0.3553 years Lesotho
2000s 1.75 years 2.01 years 0.2619 years Mali
2010s 2.54 years 2.84 years 0.3018 years Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, male, Lesotho or Mali?
Mali, at 2.66 years against 2.64 years in Lesotho as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, male between Lesotho and Mali?
0.02 years, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mali?
38 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Lesotho and Mali rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
Lesotho ranks 179th and Mali ranks 177th 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.