Niger vs Somalia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female

Niger
5.6 years
in 2017
Somalia
1.22 years
in 2007
Niger rank
191st
Somalia rank
193rd

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female over time

  • Niger
  • Somalia
0246197119942017

How they compare

Niger currently reports 5.6 years against 1.22 years in Somalia, a difference of 4.38 years.

That makes Niger's figure about 4.6 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Niger ahead.

Niger ranks 191st and Somalia ranks 193rd of 193 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7359 years 1 years 0.2687 years Somalia
1980s 1.13 years 1.44 years 0.3108 years Somalia
2000s 3.19 years 1.22 years 1.97 years Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female, Niger or Somalia?
Niger, at 5.6 years against 1.22 years in Somalia as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female between Niger and Somalia?
4.38 years, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Somalia?
11 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.
How do Niger and Somalia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
Niger ranks 191st and Somalia ranks 193rd 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.