Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Cameroon: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
11.36 years
in 2018
Cameroon
11.41 years
in 2016
Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank
114th
Cameroon rank
112th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes over time

  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • Cameroon
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 11.41 years against 11.36 years in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 114th and Cameroon ranks 112th of 197 countries.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia, Plurinational State of Cameroon Difference Ahead
1970s 7.54 years 6.43 years 1.11 years Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1990s 11.69 years 6.68 years 5.01 years Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2000s 11.94 years 8.24 years 3.7 years Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2010s 11.36 years 10.81 years 0.5494 years Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or Cameroon?
Cameroon, at 11.41 years against 11.36 years in Bolivia, Plurinational State of as of 2016.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Cameroon?
0.05 years, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Cameroon?
21 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Cameroon rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 114th and Cameroon ranks 112th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 8,554 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.