Colombia vs Namibia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male

Colombia
11.42 years
in 2018
Namibia
11.38 years
in 2007
Colombia rank
106th
Namibia rank
109th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male over time

  • Colombia
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 11.42 years against 11.38 years in Namibia, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Namibia ahead.

Colombia ranks 106th and Namibia ranks 109th of 193 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 9.43 years 11.01 years 1.57 years Namibia
2000s 10.74 years 11.28 years 0.5357 years Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male, Colombia or Namibia?
Colombia, at 11.42 years against 11.38 years in Namibia as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male between Colombia and Namibia?
0.04 years, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Namibia?
13 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2007.
How do Colombia and Namibia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
Colombia ranks 106th and Namibia ranks 109th 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (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.