Ghana vs Philippines: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male

Ghana
10.97 years
in 2019
Philippines
11.05 years
in 2018
Ghana rank
128th
Philippines rank
125th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male over time

  • Ghana
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Philippines currently reports 11.05 years against 10.97 years in Ghana, a difference of 0.08 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Philippines ahead.

Ghana ranks 128th and Philippines ranks 125th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Philippines in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Philippines Difference Ahead
1980s 7.8 years 9.12 years 1.31 years Philippines
1990s 7.7 years 9.59 years 1.89 years Philippines
2000s 8.62 years 9.67 years 1.05 years Philippines
2010s 10.69 years 10.48 years 0.213 years Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male, Ghana or Philippines?
Philippines, at 11.05 years against 10.97 years in Ghana as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male between Ghana and Philippines?
0.08 years, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Philippines?
24 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Ghana and Philippines rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
Ghana ranks 128th and Philippines ranks 125th 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.