Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Switzerland: School life expectancy, tertiary, male
School life expectancy, tertiary, male over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 2.83 years against 0.5435 years in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 2.29 years.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 5.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 41st and Switzerland ranks 39th of 45 groups.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1173 years | 1.21 years | 1.09 years | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.1686 years | 1.4 years | 1.23 years | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.2274 years | 1.91 years | 1.68 years | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.3547 years | 2.28 years | 1.93 years | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.5227 years | 2.69 years | 2.17 years | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, male, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 2.83 years against 0.5435 years in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, male between Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Switzerland?
- 2.29 years, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Switzerland?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2018.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Switzerland rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 41st and Switzerland ranks 39th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, tertiary, male (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.