Libya vs Poland: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes

Libya
12.41 years
in 2006
Poland
12.38 years
in 2018
Libya rank
55th
Poland rank
56th

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

  • Libya
  • Poland
051015197119942018

How they compare

Libya currently reports 12.41 years against 12.38 years in Poland, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Poland ahead.

Libya ranks 55th and Poland ranks 56th of 197 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Poland Difference Ahead
1970s 9.98 years 10.73 years 0.7496 years Poland
1980s 11.12 years 11.07 years 0.0492 years Libya
2000s 12.29 years 11.8 years 0.4892 years Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, Libya or Poland?
Libya, at 12.41 years against 12.38 years in Poland as of 2006.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between Libya and Poland?
0.03 years, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Poland?
17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2006.
How do Libya and Poland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Libya ranks 55th and Poland ranks 56th 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.