Bulgaria vs Zimbabwe: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male over time
- Bulgaria
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 11.2 years against 11.16 years in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 120th and Zimbabwe ranks 118th of 193 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.53 years | 5.46 years | 5.07 years | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 10.89 years | 10.76 years | 0.1262 years | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 10.57 years | 10.18 years | 0.3954 years | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 10.92 years | 10.37 years | 0.5554 years | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 11.8 years | 11.25 years | 0.5474 years | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male, Bulgaria or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 11.2 years against 11.16 years in Bulgaria as of 2013.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male between Bulgaria and Zimbabwe?
- 0.04 years, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Zimbabwe?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2013.
- How do Bulgaria and Zimbabwe rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Bulgaria ranks 120th and Zimbabwe ranks 118th 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.