Ethiopia vs Guinea: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Ethiopia
8.41 years
in 2012
Guinea
9.01 years
in 2014
Ethiopia rank
171st
Guinea rank
168th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Guinea
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How they compare

Guinea currently reports 9.01 years against 8.41 years in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.6 years.

That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Guinea ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 171st and Guinea ranks 168th of 183 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 1.14 years 2.59 years 1.45 years Guinea
1980s 3.28 years 2.82 years 0.4631 years Ethiopia
1990s 2.64 years 3.35 years 0.704 years Guinea
2000s 6.85 years 7.28 years 0.4341 years Guinea
2010s 8.37 years 8.56 years 0.1953 years Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Ethiopia or Guinea?
Guinea, at 9.01 years against 8.41 years in Ethiopia as of 2014.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Ethiopia and Guinea?
0.6 years, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Guinea?
13 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
How do Ethiopia and Guinea rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Ethiopia ranks 171st and Guinea ranks 168th 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.