Guyana vs India: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Guyana
11.43 years
in 2012
India
11.46 years
in 2019
Guyana rank
131st
India rank
130th

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

  • Guyana
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 11.46 years against 11.43 years in Guyana, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 131st and India ranks 130th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana India Difference Ahead
1970s 9.71 years 6.04 years 3.67 years Guyana
1980s 9.39 years 7.29 years 2.1 years Guyana
2000s 10.77 years 10.05 years 0.7184 years Guyana
2010s 11.29 years 11.18 years 0.1006 years Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Guyana or India?
India, at 11.46 years against 11.43 years in Guyana as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Guyana and India?
0.03 years, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and India?
12 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
How do Guyana and India rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Guyana ranks 131st and India ranks 130th 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.