School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 5.72 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Post-demographic dividend, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Post-demographic dividend stood at 5.72 years.
That represents a change of down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 5.78 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.35 years, in 1975.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 31st of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.38 years | 5.35 years | 5.42 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.54 years | 5.47 years | 5.65 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.63 years | 5.57 years | 5.69 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.71 years | 5.65 years | 5.78 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.72 years | 5.71 years | 5.73 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More reference data data for Post-demographic dividend
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 11.91 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 5.80 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 6.11 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.72 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.71 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 85.0% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.43 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 1.19 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 828,012 number (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Post-demographic dividend?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Post-demographic dividend was 5.72 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 5.78 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.35 years in 1975.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.