Botswana vs Jamaica: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time
- Botswana
- Jamaica
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1.36 years against 1.36 years in Jamaica, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Jamaica ahead.
Botswana ranks 102nd and Jamaica ranks 103rd of 183 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0263 years | 0.3052 years | 0.2789 years | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0.1021 years | 0.2879 years | 0.1858 years | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 0.2715 years | 0.393 years | 0.1214 years | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.5745 years | 0.9896 years | 0.4151 years | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.16 years | 1.36 years | 0.2053 years | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, Botswana or Jamaica?
- Botswana, at 1.36 years against 1.36 years in Jamaica as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Botswana and Jamaica?
- 0 years, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Jamaica?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2015.
- How do Botswana and Jamaica rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Botswana ranks 102nd and Jamaica ranks 103rd 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.