Lesotho vs Nigeria: School life expectancy, secondary, male
School life expectancy, secondary, male over time
- Lesotho
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 2.66 years against 2.64 years in Lesotho, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 179th and Nigeria ranks 178th of 195 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5357 years | 0.639 years | 0.1033 years | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.8728 years | 1.95 years | 1.08 years | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 1.14 years | 1.59 years | 0.444 years | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1.71 years | 2.16 years | 0.4479 years | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 2.54 years | 2.98 years | 0.4449 years | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, male, Lesotho or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 2.66 years against 2.64 years in Lesotho as of 2016.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, male between Lesotho and Nigeria?
- 0.02 years, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nigeria?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
- How do Lesotho and Nigeria rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Lesotho ranks 179th and Nigeria ranks 178th 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
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.