Guinea-Bissau vs Liberia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 9.16 years against 9.05 years in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.11 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Liberia ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 171st and Liberia ranks 168th of 197 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Liberia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.61 years | 3.53 years | 0.0825 years | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 4.32 years | 4.4 years | 0.0824 years | Liberia |
| 2000s | 5.73 years | 9.52 years | 3.79 years | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, Guinea-Bissau or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 9.16 years against 9.05 years in Guinea-Bissau as of 2015.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between Guinea-Bissau and Liberia?
- 0.11 years, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Liberia?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2000.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Liberia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 171st and Liberia ranks 168th 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.