Kenya vs Madagascar: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Kenya
10.27 years
in 2009
Madagascar
10.17 years
in 2018
Kenya rank
152nd
Madagascar rank
154th

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

  • Kenya
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 10.27 years against 10.17 years in Madagascar, a difference of 0.1 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Madagascar ahead.

Kenya ranks 152nd and Madagascar ranks 154th of 183 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 6.49 years 6.52 years 0.0326 years Madagascar
1980s 9.04 years 8.21 years 0.8257 years Kenya
2000s 9.75 years 9.57 years 0.1834 years Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Kenya or Madagascar?
Kenya, at 10.27 years against 10.17 years in Madagascar as of 2009.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Kenya and Madagascar?
0.1 years, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Madagascar?
8 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2009.
How do Kenya and Madagascar rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Kenya ranks 152nd and Madagascar ranks 154th 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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About this data

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.