Madagascar vs Uganda: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes

Madagascar
0.296 years
in 2018
Uganda
0.2418 years
in 2014
Madagascar rank
166th
Uganda rank
169th

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Madagascar
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.296 years against 0.2418 years in Uganda, a difference of 0.0542 years.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 166th and Uganda ranks 169th of 183 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0752 years 0.0297 years 0.0455 years Madagascar
1980s 0.1752 years 0.0392 years 0.1361 years Madagascar
1990s 0.1424 years 0.0792 years 0.0632 years Madagascar
2000s 0.1373 years 0.177 years 0.0397 years Uganda
2010s 0.2328 years 0.217 years 0.0158 years Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, Madagascar or Uganda?
Madagascar, at 0.296 years against 0.2418 years in Uganda as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Madagascar and Uganda?
0.0542 years, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Uganda?
34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2014.
How do Madagascar and Uganda rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
Madagascar ranks 166th and Uganda ranks 169th 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.