Other small states vs Samoa: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female over time
- Other small states
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 13.5 years against 10.86 years in Other small states, a difference of 2.64 years.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Other small states's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Other small states ranks 22nd and Samoa ranks 21st of 43 groups.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Other small states | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.76 years | 10.63 years | 2.86 years | Samoa |
| 1980s | 8.08 years | 11.35 years | 3.26 years | Samoa |
| 1990s | 9.04 years | 11.81 years | 2.77 years | Samoa |
| 2000s | 9.91 years | 12.57 years | 2.66 years | Samoa |
| 2010s | 10.69 years | 13.34 years | 2.65 years | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female, Other small states or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 13.5 years against 10.86 years in Other small states as of 2016.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female between Other small states and Samoa?
- 2.64 years, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Other small states and Samoa?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
- How do Other small states and Samoa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Other small states ranks 22nd and Samoa ranks 21st 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
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.