Côte d'Ivoire vs Kenya: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes

Côte d'Ivoire
9.91 years
in 2019
Kenya
9.98 years
in 2009
Côte d'Ivoire rank
154th
Kenya rank
151st

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

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 9.98 years against 9.91 years in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.07 years.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 154th and Kenya ranks 151st of 197 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Kenya Difference Ahead
1970s 4.91 years 7.12 years 2.21 years Kenya
1980s 5.93 years 8.99 years 3.06 years Kenya
1990s 6.23 years 7.78 years 1.55 years Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, Côte d'Ivoire or Kenya?
Kenya, at 9.98 years against 9.91 years in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2009.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between Côte d'Ivoire and Kenya?
0.07 years, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Kenya?
16 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1999.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Kenya rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 154th and Kenya ranks 151st 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.