Morocco vs Sri Lanka: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Morocco
13.96 years
in 2019
Sri Lanka
14.11 years
in 2018
Morocco rank
83rd
Sri Lanka rank
81st

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

  • Morocco
  • Sri Lanka
2.557.51012.515197019942019

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 14.11 years against 13.96 years in Morocco, a difference of 0.15 years.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Morocco ranks 83rd and Sri Lanka ranks 81st of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 3.46 years 8.24 years 4.78 years Sri Lanka
1980s 6.4 years 10.33 years 3.93 years Sri Lanka
1990s 7.08 years 11.7 years 4.62 years Sri Lanka
2010s 12.31 years 13.82 years 1.51 years Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Morocco or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 14.11 years against 13.96 years in Morocco as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Morocco and Sri Lanka?
0.15 years, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Sri Lanka?
14 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Morocco and Sri Lanka rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Morocco ranks 83rd and Sri Lanka ranks 81st 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.