Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Madagascar: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
0.3302 years
in 2016
Madagascar
0.296 years
in 2018
Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank
163rd
Madagascar rank
166th

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 0.3302 years against 0.296 years in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0342 years.

That makes Congo, Democratic Republic of the's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Madagascar ahead.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 163rd and Madagascar ranks 166th of 183 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Congo, Democratic Republic of the averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo, Democratic Republic of the Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0515 years 0.0744 years 0.0229 years Madagascar
1980s 0.0743 years 0.1781 years 0.1038 years Madagascar
1990s 0.1078 years 0.1398 years 0.0321 years Madagascar
2000s 0.2681 years 0.1826 years 0.0855 years Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2010s 0.3743 years 0.2422 years 0.1321 years Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Madagascar?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 0.3302 years against 0.296 years in Madagascar as of 2016.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Madagascar?
0.0342 years, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Madagascar?
30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Madagascar rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 163rd and Madagascar ranks 166th 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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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.