Malawi vs Sierra Leone: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0979 years against 0.0412 years in Malawi, a difference of 0.0567 years.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 2.4 times Malawi's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 183rd and Sierra Leone ranks 180th of 183 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0217 years | 0.0314 years | 0.0098 years | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.0233 years | 0.0567 years | 0.0334 years | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.0277 years | 0.0649 years | 0.0373 years | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.0196 years | 0.0926 years | 0.073 years | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.0979 years against 0.0412 years in Malawi as of 2002.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0567 years, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2002.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Malawi ranks 183rd and Sierra Leone ranks 180th 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.