Niger vs Zambia: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes

Niger
0.2304 years
in 2019
Zambia
0.2058 years
in 2012
Niger rank
171st
Zambia rank
172nd

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Niger
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.2304 years against 0.2058 years in Zambia, a difference of 0.0246 years.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Niger ranks 171st and Zambia ranks 172nd of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0071 years 0.0793 years 0.0723 years Zambia
1980s 0.024 years 0.0797 years 0.0556 years Zambia
1990s 0.0357 years 0.1027 years 0.067 years Zambia
2010s 0.0749 years 0.2071 years 0.1322 years Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, Niger or Zambia?
Niger, at 0.2304 years against 0.2058 years in Zambia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Niger and Zambia?
0.0246 years, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Zambia?
15 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2012.
How do Niger and Zambia rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
Niger ranks 171st and Zambia ranks 172nd 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.