Brunei Darussalam vs Sri Lanka: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Brunei Darussalam
14.06 years
in 2019
Sri Lanka
14.11 years
in 2018
Brunei Darussalam rank
82nd
Sri Lanka rank
81st

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

  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 14.11 years against 14.06 years in Brunei Darussalam, a difference of 0.05 years.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Brunei Darussalam has been ahead every year.

Brunei Darussalam ranks 82nd and Sri Lanka ranks 81st of 183 countries.

Brunei Darussalam has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Darussalam Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1980s 11.28 years 10.48 years 0.8048 years Brunei Darussalam
1990s 12.6 years 11.7 years 0.8974 years Brunei Darussalam
2010s 14.52 years 13.84 years 0.679 years Brunei Darussalam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Brunei Darussalam or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 14.11 years against 14.06 years in Brunei Darussalam as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Brunei Darussalam and Sri Lanka?
0.05 years, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei Darussalam and Sri Lanka?
11 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2018.
How do Brunei Darussalam and Sri Lanka rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Brunei Darussalam ranks 82nd and Sri Lanka ranks 81st 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

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.