Mali vs Zambia: School life expectancy, tertiary, female

Mali
0.1759 years
in 2015
Zambia
0.1751 years
in 2012
Mali rank
165th
Zambia rank
166th

School life expectancy, tertiary, female over time

  • Mali
  • Zambia
00.050.10.150.20.25197019922015

How they compare

Mali currently reports 0.1759 years against 0.1751 years in Zambia, a difference of 0.0008 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Zambia ahead.

Mali ranks 165th and Zambia ranks 166th of 177 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0066 years 0.0304 years 0.0239 years Zambia
1980s 0.0083 years 0.0435 years 0.0352 years Zambia
1990s 0.0445 years 0.0725 years 0.0279 years Zambia
2010s 0.2295 years 0.1442 years 0.0854 years Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, female, Mali or Zambia?
Mali, at 0.1759 years against 0.1751 years in Zambia as of 2015.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, female between Mali and Zambia?
0.0008 years, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Zambia?
8 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2012.
How do Mali and Zambia rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
Mali ranks 165th and Zambia ranks 166th 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.