Canada vs Libya: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female

Canada
12.88 years
in 2018
Libya
12.76 years
in 2006
Canada rank
37th
Libya rank
38th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female over time

  • Canada
  • Libya
051015197119942018

How they compare

Canada currently reports 12.88 years against 12.76 years in Libya, a difference of 0.12 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 37th and Libya ranks 38th of 193 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Libya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Libya Difference Ahead
1970s 11.49 years 8.15 years 3.34 years Canada
1980s 11.66 years 10.23 years 1.43 years Canada
2000s 11.89 years 12.44 years 0.5527 years Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female, Canada or Libya?
Canada, at 12.88 years against 12.76 years in Libya as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female between Canada and Libya?
0.12 years, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Libya?
15 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2006.
How do Canada and Libya rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
Canada ranks 37th and Libya ranks 38th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (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, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,783 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.