Lesotho vs Nigeria: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time
- Lesotho
- Nigeria
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.5666 years against 0.5087 years in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0579 years.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 148th and Nigeria ranks 149th of 183 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0386 years | 0.0538 years | 0.0152 years | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.0613 years | 0.1563 years | 0.095 years | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.1058 years | 0.3062 years | 0.2004 years | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.1812 years | 0.5051 years | 0.3239 years | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, Lesotho or Nigeria?
- Lesotho, at 0.5666 years against 0.5087 years in Nigeria as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Lesotho and Nigeria?
- 0.0579 years, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nigeria?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2005.
- How do Lesotho and Nigeria rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Lesotho ranks 148th 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.