Least developed countries vs Libya: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female

Least developed countries
8.76 years
in 2019
Libya
12.76 years
in 2006
Least developed countries rank
35th
Libya rank
38th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female over time

  • Least developed countries
  • Libya
2.557.51012.5197019942019

How they compare

Libya currently reports 12.76 years against 8.76 years in Least developed countries, a difference of 4 years.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.5 times Least developed countries's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.

Least developed countries ranks 35th and Libya ranks 38th of 43 groups.

Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Least developed countries Libya Difference Ahead
1970s 3.22 years 8.15 years 4.93 years Libya
1980s 4 years 10.23 years 6.22 years Libya
2000s 6.71 years 12.57 years 5.86 years Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female, Least developed countries or Libya?
Libya, at 12.76 years against 8.76 years in Least developed countries as of 2006.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female between Least developed countries and Libya?
4 years, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Libya?
17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2006.
How do Least developed countries and Libya rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
Least developed countries ranks 35th and Libya ranks 38th of 43 groups.
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.