Bolivia vs Namibia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes

Bolivia
11.36 years
in 2018
Namibia
11.42 years
in 2007
Bolivia rank
114th
Namibia rank
111th

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

  • Bolivia
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 11.42 years against 11.36 years in Bolivia, a difference of 0.06 years.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Bolivia has been ahead every year.

Bolivia ranks 114th and Namibia ranks 111th of 197 countries.

Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 11.69 years 11.29 years 0.3983 years Bolivia
2000s 12 years 11.36 years 0.639 years Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, Bolivia or Namibia?
Namibia, at 11.42 years against 11.36 years in Bolivia as of 2007.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between Bolivia and Namibia?
0.06 years, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Namibia?
10 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2007.
How do Bolivia and Namibia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Bolivia ranks 114th and Namibia ranks 111th 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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About this data

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.