Sierra Leone vs Solomon Islands: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- Sierra Leone
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 10.6 years against 10.45 years in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.15 years.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Solomon Islands has been ahead every year.
Sierra Leone ranks 140th and Solomon Islands ranks 138th of 197 countries.
Solomon Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.34 years | 5.87 years | 2.53 years | Solomon Islands |
| 1980s | 4.7 years | 5.4 years | 0.6953 years | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 4.3 years | 6.07 years | 1.77 years | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 9.49 years | 10.69 years | 1.2 years | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, Sierra Leone or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 10.6 years against 10.45 years in Sierra Leone as of 2012.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between Sierra Leone and Solomon Islands?
- 0.15 years, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Solomon Islands?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
- How do Sierra Leone and Solomon Islands rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Sierra Leone ranks 140th and Solomon Islands ranks 138th 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.