Latin America & Caribbean vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
How they compare
Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 4.33 years against 2.61 years in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 1.72 years.
That makes Saint Kitts and Nevis's figure about 1.7 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 12th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 10th of 45 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 4 and Saint Kitts and Nevis in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7471 years | 0.0646 years | 0.6826 years | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1980s | 0.878 years | 0.1574 years | 0.7205 years | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1990s | 0.94 years | 0.4023 years | 0.5376 years | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2000s | 1.95 years | 1 years | 0.9494 years | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2010s | 2.4 years | 4.24 years | 1.84 years | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, Latin America & Caribbean or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 4.33 years against 2.61 years in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2015.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Latin America & Caribbean and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 1.72 years, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2015.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 12th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 10th of 45 groups.
- 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.