Cambodia vs India: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes

Cambodia
10.04 years
in 2008
India
10.01 years
in 2019
Cambodia rank
149th
India rank
150th

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

  • Cambodia
  • India
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How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 10.04 years against 10.01 years in India, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1971 it was India ahead.

Cambodia ranks 149th and India ranks 150th of 197 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 1 and India in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia India Difference Ahead
1970s 2.55 years 5.63 years 3.08 years India
1990s 7.1 years 7.59 years 0.4926 years India
2000s 9.07 years 8.57 years 0.5 years Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, Cambodia or India?
Cambodia, at 10.04 years against 10.01 years in India as of 2008.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between Cambodia and India?
0.03 years, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and India?
9 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2008.
How do Cambodia and India rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Cambodia ranks 149th and India ranks 150th 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.