Benin vs Cameroon: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Benin
11.44 years
in 2016
Cameroon
11.34 years
in 2016
Benin rank
130th
Cameroon rank
131st

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Benin
  • Cameroon
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 11.44 years against 11.34 years in Cameroon, a difference of 0.1 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cameroon ahead.

Benin ranks 130th and Cameroon ranks 131st of 175 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Cameroon in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Cameroon Difference Ahead
1970s 1.8 years 5.49 years 3.69 years Cameroon
2000s 6.27 years 7.62 years 1.36 years Cameroon
2010s 10.94 years 10.85 years 0.089 years Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Benin or Cameroon?
Benin, at 11.44 years against 11.34 years in Cameroon as of 2016.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Benin and Cameroon?
0.1 years, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cameroon?
12 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Benin and Cameroon rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Benin ranks 130th and Cameroon ranks 131st of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to 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, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.