Malaysia vs Mexico: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes

Malaysia
2.2 years
in 2019
Mexico
2.15 years
in 2018
Malaysia rank
73rd
Mexico rank
74th

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Malaysia
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 2.2 years against 2.15 years in Mexico, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Mexico ahead.

Malaysia ranks 73rd and Mexico ranks 74th of 183 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Mexico Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1912 years 0.6021 years 0.4109 years Mexico
1980s 0.2845 years 0.7619 years 0.4773 years Mexico
1990s 0.6404 years 0.8112 years 0.1708 years Mexico
2000s 1.52 years 1.23 years 0.2924 years Malaysia
2010s 2.14 years 1.72 years 0.4113 years Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, Malaysia or Mexico?
Malaysia, at 2.2 years against 2.15 years in Mexico as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Malaysia and Mexico?
0.05 years, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Mexico?
35 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
How do Malaysia and Mexico rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
Malaysia ranks 73rd and Mexico ranks 74th 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.