School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Guam
Guam: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 6.46 years in 1989. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Guam, 1981–1989
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 1989, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Guam stood at 6.46 years. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Guam peaked at 7.83 years in 1981 and was at its lowest, 6.46 years, in 1989.
That places Guam 71st out of 199 countries with data for 1989, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Guam, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 7.83 years | — |
| 1982 | 7.68 years | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 7.58 years | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 7.38 years | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 7.28 years | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 7.09 years | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 6.99 years | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 6.93 years | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 6.46 years | -6.8% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 6.46 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.07 years, 1.1× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Guam's 6.46 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.35 years, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Guam
More reference data data for Guam
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0037 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 0.0037 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Guam?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Guam was 6.46 years in 1989, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 7.83 years in 1981.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.46 years in 1989.
- How does Guam rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Guam ranks 71st out of 199 countries with data for 1989.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.