North America vs Slovenia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- North America
- Slovenia
How they compare
Slovenia currently reports 14 years against 12.1 years in North America, a difference of 1.9 years.
That makes Slovenia's figure about 1.2 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1982 it was North America ahead.
North America ranks 11th and Slovenia ranks 12th of 45 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 2 and Slovenia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.71 years | 10.27 years | 1.44 years | North America |
| 1990s | 11.99 years | 11.12 years | 0.8731 years | North America |
| 2000s | 11.81 years | 12.71 years | 0.8996 years | Slovenia |
| 2010s | 11.9 years | 13.47 years | 1.58 years | Slovenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, North America or Slovenia?
- Slovenia, at 14 years against 12.1 years in North America as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between North America and Slovenia?
- 1.9 years, with Slovenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Slovenia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2018.
- How do North America and Slovenia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- North America ranks 11th and Slovenia ranks 12th of 45 groups.
- 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.