Madagascar, Republic of vs Tonga: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes

Madagascar, Republic of
0.296 years
in 2018
Tonga
0.3177 years
in 2003
Madagascar, Republic of rank
166th
Tonga rank
164th

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Madagascar, Republic of
  • Tonga
0.10.20.30.4197119942018

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 0.3177 years against 0.296 years in Madagascar, Republic of, a difference of 0.0217 years.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar, Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Tonga ahead.

Madagascar, Republic of ranks 166th and Tonga ranks 164th of 183 countries.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar, Republic of Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0995 years 0.1012 years 0.0017 years Tonga
1980s 0.1779 years 0.3309 years 0.153 years Tonga
1990s 0.1073 years 0.1737 years 0.0664 years Tonga
2000s 0.1061 years 0.2619 years 0.1558 years Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, Madagascar, Republic of or Tonga?
Tonga, at 0.3177 years against 0.296 years in Madagascar, Republic of as of 2003.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Madagascar, Republic of and Tonga?
0.0217 years, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar, Republic of and Tonga?
10 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2003.
How do Madagascar, Republic of and Tonga rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
Madagascar, Republic of ranks 166th and Tonga ranks 164th 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.