El Salvador vs Iraq: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- El Salvador
- Iraq
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 9.98 years against 9.95 years in Iraq, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1971 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 152nd and Iraq ranks 153rd of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.29 years | 7.32 years | 0.026 years | Iraq |
| 1980s | 7.97 years | 9.34 years | 1.37 years | Iraq |
| 1990s | 9.51 years | 8.03 years | 1.48 years | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 11.1 years | 9.1 years | 2 years | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, El Salvador or Iraq?
- El Salvador, at 9.98 years against 9.95 years in Iraq as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between El Salvador and Iraq?
- 0.03 years, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iraq?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.
- How do El Salvador and Iraq rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 152nd and Iraq ranks 153rd 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
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.