Maldives vs Zimbabwe: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- Maldives
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 11.01 years against 10.93 years in Maldives, a difference of 0.08 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 128th and Zimbabwe ranks 125th of 197 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.28 years | 7.87 years | 0.5844 years | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 10.47 years | 10.05 years | 0.4217 years | Maldives |
| 2000s | 11.85 years | 10.07 years | 1.78 years | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, Maldives or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 11.01 years against 10.93 years in Maldives as of 2013.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between Maldives and Zimbabwe?
- 0.08 years, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Zimbabwe?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2003.
- How do Maldives and Zimbabwe rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Maldives ranks 128th and Zimbabwe ranks 125th 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.