Guinea vs Liberia: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes

Guinea
0.6083 years
in 2014
Liberia
0.5961 years
in 2012
Guinea rank
142nd
Liberia rank
144th

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Guinea
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Guinea currently reports 0.6083 years against 0.5961 years in Liberia, a difference of 0.0122 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Liberia ahead.

Guinea ranks 142nd and Liberia ranks 144th of 183 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Liberia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Liberia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1555 years 0.0872 years 0.0683 years Guinea
1980s 0.0683 years 0.135 years 0.0667 years Liberia
2010s 0.5494 years 0.5363 years 0.0131 years Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, Guinea or Liberia?
Guinea, at 0.6083 years against 0.5961 years in Liberia as of 2014.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Guinea and Liberia?
0.0122 years, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Liberia?
7 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
How do Guinea and Liberia rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
Guinea ranks 142nd and Liberia ranks 144th 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.