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

Cameroon
11.34 years
in 2016
Nicaragua
11.17 years
in 2002
Cameroon rank
131st
Nicaragua rank
133rd

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Cameroon
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 11.34 years against 11.17 years in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.17 years.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 131st and Nicaragua ranks 133rd of 175 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1970s 5.38 years 5.52 years 0.1376 years Nicaragua
2000s 7.3 years 11.17 years 3.87 years Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Cameroon or Nicaragua?
Cameroon, at 11.34 years against 11.17 years in Nicaragua as of 2016.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Cameroon and Nicaragua?
0.17 years, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nicaragua?
5 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2002.
How do Cameroon and Nicaragua rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Cameroon ranks 131st and Nicaragua ranks 133rd 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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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.