Liberia vs Nicaragua: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Liberia
10.79 years
in 2000
Nicaragua
10.86 years
in 2002
Liberia rank
141st
Nicaragua rank
140th

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

  • Liberia
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 10.86 years against 10.79 years in Liberia, a difference of 0.07 years.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.

Liberia ranks 141st and Nicaragua ranks 140th of 183 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Liberia or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 10.86 years against 10.79 years in Liberia as of 2002.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Liberia and Nicaragua?
0.07 years, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Nicaragua?
5 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 1979.
How do Liberia and Nicaragua rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Liberia ranks 141st and Nicaragua ranks 140th 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.