Benin vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male over time
- Benin
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Benin currently reports 12.74 years against 9.12 years in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 3.62 years.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Benin ranks 46th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 43rd of 193 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.21 years | 5.27 years | 1.06 years | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 6.81 years | 6.82 years | 0.0102 years | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 7.83 years | 7.07 years | 0.7561 years | Benin |
| 2000s | 9.12 years | 7.72 years | 1.4 years | Benin |
| 2010s | 12.65 years | 9.21 years | 3.44 years | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male, Benin or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Benin, at 12.74 years against 9.12 years in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2016.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male between Benin and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 3.62 years, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
- How do Benin and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Benin ranks 46th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 43rd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (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.