Guinea vs Syrian Arab Republic: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Guinea
9.01 years
in 2014
Syrian Arab Republic
9.16 years
in 2013
Guinea rank
168th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
165th

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

  • Guinea
  • Syrian Arab Republic
2.557.51012.5197119922014

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 9.16 years against 9.01 years in Guinea, a difference of 0.15 years.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Syrian Arab Republic has been ahead every year.

Guinea ranks 168th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 165th of 183 countries.

Syrian Arab Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 3.03 years 8.81 years 5.78 years Syrian Arab Republic
1980s 2.95 years 10.13 years 7.18 years Syrian Arab Republic
1990s 3 years 10.11 years 7.11 years Syrian Arab Republic
2000s 7.35 years 11.33 years 3.98 years Syrian Arab Republic
2010s 8.56 years 12.51 years 3.95 years Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Guinea or Syrian Arab Republic?
Syrian Arab Republic, at 9.16 years against 9.01 years in Guinea as of 2013.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Guinea and Syrian Arab Republic?
0.15 years, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Syrian Arab Republic?
22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
How do Guinea and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Guinea ranks 168th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 165th 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.