Afghanistan vs Madagascar: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Afghanistan
10.2 years
in 2018
Madagascar
10.17 years
in 2018
Afghanistan rank
153rd
Madagascar rank
154th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 10.2 years against 10.17 years in Madagascar, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Madagascar ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 153rd and Madagascar ranks 154th of 183 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 2.56 years 6.2 years 3.63 years Madagascar
1990s 2.5 years 6.33 years 3.82 years Madagascar
2000s 8.73 years 10.18 years 1.46 years Madagascar
2010s 9.88 years 10.25 years 0.3653 years Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Afghanistan or Madagascar?
Afghanistan, at 10.2 years against 10.17 years in Madagascar as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Afghanistan and Madagascar?
0.03 years, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Madagascar?
7 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Madagascar rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 153rd and Madagascar ranks 154th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,038 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.