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

Cameroon
12.1 years
in 2016
Samoa
12 years
in 2000
Cameroon rank
120th
Samoa rank
123rd

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

  • Cameroon
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 12.1 years against 12 years in Samoa, a difference of 0.1 years.

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

Cameroon ranks 120th and Samoa ranks 123rd of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 6.58 years 9.73 years 3.15 years Samoa
1980s 7.27 years 11.4 years 4.13 years Samoa
1990s 7.05 years 12.13 years 5.08 years Samoa
2000s 7.28 years 12 years 4.72 years Samoa

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 Samoa?
Cameroon, at 12.1 years against 12 years in Samoa as of 2016.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Cameroon and Samoa?
0.1 years, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Samoa?
5 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2000.
How do Cameroon and Samoa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Cameroon ranks 120th and Samoa ranks 123rd 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.