How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sri Lanka?

5 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Sri Lanka: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Benin

13.76 years

in 2016

Sri Lanka

13.76 years

in 2018

Benin rank

78th

Sri Lanka rank

79th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

Benin
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Benin currently reports 13.76 years against 13.76 years in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Benin ranks 78th and Sri Lanka ranks 79th of 175 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1980s	7.16 years	10.57 years	3.4 years	Sri Lanka
2010s	13.63 years	13.57 years	0.0607 years	Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Benin or Sri Lanka?: Benin, at 13.76 years against 13.76 years in Sri Lanka as of 2016.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Benin and Sri Lanka?: 0 years, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sri Lanka?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2016.
How do Benin and Sri Lanka rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?: Benin ranks 78th and Sri Lanka ranks 79th 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, male (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, male (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: 21 August 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.