Bangladesh vs Cameroon: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes
Bangladesh
12.04 years
in 2018
Cameroon
12.1 years
in 2016
Bangladesh rank
121st
Cameroon rank
120th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time
- Bangladesh
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 12.1 years against 12.04 years in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.06 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Cameroon ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 121st and Cameroon ranks 120th of 183 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.2 years | 6.8 years | 1.6 years | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 5.23 years | 7.69 years | 2.46 years | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 5.83 years | 8.15 years | 2.32 years | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 8.85 years | 8.97 years | 0.1218 years | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Bangladesh or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 12.1 years against 12.04 years in Bangladesh as of 2016.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Bangladesh and Cameroon?
- 0.06 years, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Cameroon?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2009.
- How do Bangladesh and Cameroon rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Bangladesh ranks 121st and Cameroon ranks 120th 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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About this data
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.