How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Niger?

6 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2012.

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.

Central African Republic vs Niger: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Central African Republic

5.6 years

in 2012

Niger

5.73 years

in 2017

Central African Republic rank

174th

Niger rank

173rd

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

Central African Republic
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 5.73 years against 5.6 years in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.13 years.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Central African Republic has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 174th and Niger ranks 173rd of 175 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1970s	3.43 years	1.02 years	2.41 years	Central African Republic
1980s	3.66 years	1.13 years	2.52 years	Central African Republic
1990s	3.96 years	1.42 years	2.54 years	Central African Republic
2000s	5.2 years	3.72 years	1.48 years	Central African Republic
2010s	5.6 years	4.6 years	1 years	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Central African Republic or Niger?: Niger, at 5.73 years against 5.6 years in Central African Republic as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Central African Republic and Niger?: 0.13 years, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Niger?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2012.
How do Central African Republic and Niger rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?: Central African Republic ranks 174th and Niger ranks 173rd 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: 04 September 2026

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.