Uganda vs Zambia: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time
- Uganda
- Zambia
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.2418 years against 0.2058 years in Zambia, a difference of 0.036 years.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Uganda ahead.
Uganda ranks 169th and Zambia ranks 172nd of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0296 years | 0.0708 years | 0.0412 years | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.0412 years | 0.0916 years | 0.0505 years | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.0784 years | 0.108 years | 0.0296 years | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.2116 years | 0.2071 years | 0.0045 years | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, Uganda or Zambia?
- Uganda, at 0.2418 years against 0.2058 years in Zambia as of 2014.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Uganda and Zambia?
- 0.036 years, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Zambia?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2012.
- How do Uganda and Zambia rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Uganda ranks 169th 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
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.