Benin vs Cameroon: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time
- Benin
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.7134 years against 0.6873 years in Benin, a difference of 0.0261 years.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cameroon ahead.
Benin ranks 134th and Cameroon ranks 131st of 183 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Cameroon in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0264 years | 0.0454 years | 0.019 years | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 0.0942 years | 0.1024 years | 0.0082 years | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 0.1314 years | 0.1842 years | 0.0529 years | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.3228 years | 0.3313 years | 0.0085 years | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.7575 years | 0.7028 years | 0.0548 years | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, Benin or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 0.7134 years against 0.6873 years in Benin as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Benin and Cameroon?
- 0.0261 years, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cameroon?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Benin and Cameroon rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Benin ranks 134th and Cameroon ranks 131st 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
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.