Togo vs United States of America: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes

Togo
12.01 years
in 2017
United States of America
12.02 years
in 2018
Togo rank
74th
United States of America rank
72nd

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

  • Togo
  • United States of America
02.557.51012.5197119942018

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 12.02 years against 12.01 years in Togo, a difference of 0.01 years.

Across all 31 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Togo ranks 74th and United States of America ranks 72nd of 197 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Togo United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 6.53 years 10.46 years 3.93 years United States of America
1980s 7.61 years 11.59 years 3.98 years United States of America
1990s 8.12 years 11.94 years 3.82 years United States of America
2000s 10.01 years 11.77 years 1.76 years United States of America
2010s 11.75 years 11.87 years 0.1261 years United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, Togo or United States of America?
United States of America, at 12.02 years against 12.01 years in Togo as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between Togo and United States of America?
0.01 years, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Togo and United States of America?
31 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Togo and United States of America rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Togo ranks 74th and United States of America ranks 72nd 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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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.