Other small states vs Tunisia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes

Other small states
10.89 years
in 2019
Tunisia
13.4 years
in 2016
Other small states rank
25th
Tunisia rank
23rd

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

  • Other small states
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 13.4 years against 10.89 years in Other small states, a difference of 2.51 years.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.2 times Other small states's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Tunisia ahead.

Other small states ranks 25th and Tunisia ranks 23rd of 45 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Other small states averaged higher in 1 and Tunisia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Other small states Tunisia Difference Ahead
1970s 7.76 years 7.52 years 0.2421 years Other small states
1980s 8.61 years 9.15 years 0.5383 years Tunisia
1990s 9.09 years 10.8 years 1.71 years Tunisia
2000s 10.17 years 12.42 years 2.25 years Tunisia
2010s 10.78 years 12.99 years 2.22 years Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, Other small states or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 13.4 years against 10.89 years in Other small states as of 2016.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between Other small states and Tunisia?
2.51 years, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Other small states and Tunisia?
45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Other small states and Tunisia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Other small states ranks 25th and Tunisia ranks 23rd 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

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.