Guinea vs Nigeria: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Guinea
7.67 years
in 2014
Nigeria
8.18 years
in 2011
Guinea rank
164th
Nigeria rank
161st

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Guinea
  • Nigeria
2468197119922014

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 8.18 years against 7.67 years in Guinea, a difference of 0.51 years.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Guinea ranks 164th and Nigeria ranks 161st of 175 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 1.6 years 6.27 years 4.67 years Nigeria
2000s 5.43 years 8.1 years 2.67 years Nigeria
2010s 7.19 years 8.18 years 0.9847 years Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Guinea or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 8.18 years against 7.67 years in Guinea as of 2011.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Guinea and Nigeria?
0.51 years, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Nigeria?
6 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2011.
How do Guinea and Nigeria rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Guinea ranks 164th and Nigeria ranks 161st 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.