Cameroon vs Maldives: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Cameroon
12.1 years
in 2016
Maldives
12.16 years
in 2003
Cameroon rank
120th
Maldives rank
117th

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

  • Cameroon
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 12.16 years against 12.1 years in Cameroon, a difference of 0.06 years.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 120th and Maldives ranks 117th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Maldives Difference Ahead
1990s 7.05 years 11.36 years 4.31 years Maldives
2000s 8.14 years 11.91 years 3.78 years Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Cameroon or Maldives?
Maldives, at 12.16 years against 12.1 years in Cameroon as of 2003.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Cameroon and Maldives?
0.06 years, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Maldives?
5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2003.
How do Cameroon and Maldives rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Cameroon ranks 120th and Maldives ranks 117th 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.