Benin vs Nigeria: School life expectancy, tertiary, female

Benin
0.418 years
in 2018
Nigeria
0.415 years
in 2011
Benin rank
145th
Nigeria rank
147th

School life expectancy, tertiary, female over time

  • Benin
  • Nigeria
00.10.20.30.40.5197119942018

How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.418 years against 0.415 years in Nigeria, a difference of 0.003 years.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 145th and Nigeria ranks 147th of 177 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0348 years 0.0954 years 0.0606 years Nigeria
1990s 0.0645 years 0.2683 years 0.2037 years Nigeria
2010s 0.3169 years 0.4106 years 0.0937 years Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, female, Benin or Nigeria?
Benin, at 0.418 years against 0.415 years in Nigeria as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, female between Benin and Nigeria?
0.003 years, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Nigeria?
7 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
How do Benin and Nigeria rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
Benin ranks 145th and Nigeria ranks 147th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, tertiary, female (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, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
222 places, 6,910 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.