Dominican Republic vs Seychelles: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Dominican Republic
14.22 years
in 2017
Seychelles
14.19 years
in 2019
Dominican Republic rank
78th
Seychelles rank
80th

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

  • Dominican Republic
  • Seychelles
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 14.22 years against 14.19 years in Seychelles, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Seychelles ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 78th and Seychelles ranks 80th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Seychelles Difference Ahead
1970s 7.73 years 8.7 years 0.974 years Seychelles
1980s 11.26 years 11.63 years 0.3698 years Seychelles
2010s 13.97 years 14 years 0.0311 years Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Dominican Republic or Seychelles?
Dominican Republic, at 14.22 years against 14.19 years in Seychelles as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Dominican Republic and Seychelles?
0.03 years, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Seychelles?
10 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Dominican Republic and Seychelles rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Dominican Republic ranks 78th and Seychelles ranks 80th 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.