Kenya vs Nigeria: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time
- Kenya
- Nigeria
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.5732 years against 0.5087 years in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0645 years.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 146th and Nigeria ranks 149th of 183 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0386 years | 0.058 years | 0.0194 years | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.0597 years | 0.1509 years | 0.0912 years | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.1454 years | 0.5105 years | 0.3651 years | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, Kenya or Nigeria?
- Kenya, at 0.5732 years against 0.5087 years in Nigeria as of 2017.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Kenya and Nigeria?
- 0.0645 years, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2005.
- How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Kenya ranks 146th and Nigeria ranks 149th 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.