What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Guinea and Tanzania, United Republic of?

0.11 years, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Tanzania, United Republic of?

15 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1996.

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.

Guinea vs Tanzania, United Republic of: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Guinea

9.01 years

in 2014

Tanzania, United Republic of

9.12 years

in 2019

Guinea rank

168th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

166th

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

Guinea
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 9.12 years against 9.01 years in Guinea, a difference of 0.11 years.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Tanzania, United Republic of has been ahead every year.

Guinea ranks 168th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 166th of 183 countries.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1970s	3.03 years	5.31 years	2.29 years	Tanzania, United Republic of
1980s	2.91 years	6.31 years	3.4 years	Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s	3.3 years	5.56 years	2.26 years	Tanzania, United Republic of

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 Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 9.12 years against 9.01 years in Guinea as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Guinea and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 0.11 years, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1996.
How do Guinea and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?: Guinea ranks 168th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 166th 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: 04 September 2026

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.