El Salvador vs Ghana: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

El Salvador
11.59 years
in 2018
Ghana
11.87 years
in 2019
El Salvador rank
128th
Ghana rank
125th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 11.87 years against 11.59 years in El Salvador, a difference of 0.28 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ghana ahead.

El Salvador ranks 128th and Ghana ranks 125th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Ghana Difference Ahead
1970s 7.15 years 6.46 years 0.6909 years El Salvador
1990s 11.24 years 7.45 years 3.79 years El Salvador
2000s 12.23 years 8.49 years 3.74 years El Salvador
2010s 12.26 years 11.31 years 0.9545 years El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, El Salvador or Ghana?
Ghana, at 11.87 years against 11.59 years in El Salvador as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between El Salvador and Ghana?
0.28 years, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Ghana?
23 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do El Salvador and Ghana rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
El Salvador ranks 128th and Ghana ranks 125th 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.