Belgium vs Slovenia: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes

Belgium
3.82 years
in 2018
Slovenia
3.6 years
in 2018
Belgium rank
24th
Slovenia rank
26th

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Belgium
  • Slovenia
1234197119942018

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 3.82 years against 3.6 years in Slovenia, a difference of 0.22 years.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Slovenia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 24th and Slovenia ranks 26th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Slovenia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Slovenia Difference Ahead
1980s 1.51 years 0.9701 years 0.5375 years Belgium
1990s 2.4 years 1.56 years 0.836 years Belgium
2000s 2.98 years 3.63 years 0.6432 years Slovenia
2010s 3.6 years 3.86 years 0.2539 years Slovenia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, Belgium or Slovenia?
Belgium, at 3.82 years against 3.6 years in Slovenia as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Belgium and Slovenia?
0.22 years, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Slovenia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Slovenia rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
Belgium ranks 24th and Slovenia ranks 26th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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, tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,799 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.