Sierra Leone vs Tanzania, United Republic of: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes

Sierra Leone
0.0979 years
in 2002
Tanzania, United Republic of
0.1546 years
in 2019
Sierra Leone rank
180th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
178th

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 0.1546 years against 0.0979 years in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0567 years.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.6 times Sierra Leone's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Sierra Leone ranks 180th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 178th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 0.03 years 0.0118 years 0.0182 years Sierra Leone
1980s 0.0559 years 0.0131 years 0.0428 years Sierra Leone
1990s 0.0621 years 0.0166 years 0.0455 years Sierra Leone
2000s 0.0926 years 0.0355 years 0.0571 years Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, Sierra Leone or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Tanzania, United Republic of, at 0.1546 years against 0.0979 years in Sierra Leone as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Sierra Leone and Tanzania, United Republic of?
0.0567 years, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Tanzania, United Republic of?
16 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2002.
How do Sierra Leone and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
Sierra Leone ranks 180th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 178th 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.