Namibia vs Zimbabwe: School life expectancy, secondary, male

Namibia
3.16 years
in 2007
Zimbabwe
3.24 years
in 2013
Namibia rank
166th
Zimbabwe rank
165th

School life expectancy, secondary, male over time

  • Namibia
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 3.24 years against 3.16 years in Namibia, a difference of 0.08 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Namibia ranks 166th and Zimbabwe ranks 165th of 195 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 2.34 years 2.73 years 0.3866 years Zimbabwe
2000s 3.09 years 2.83 years 0.2577 years Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, male, Namibia or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 3.24 years against 3.16 years in Namibia as of 2013.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, male between Namibia and Zimbabwe?
0.08 years, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zimbabwe?
12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2003.
How do Namibia and Zimbabwe rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
Namibia ranks 166th and Zimbabwe ranks 165th 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.