Lesotho vs Samoa: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Lesotho
11.73 years
in 2017
Samoa
11.67 years
in 2000
Lesotho rank
122nd
Samoa rank
125th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Lesotho
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 11.73 years against 11.67 years in Samoa, a difference of 0.06 years.

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

Lesotho ranks 122nd and Samoa ranks 125th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 6.13 years 9.76 years 3.62 years Samoa
1990s 8.13 years 11.87 years 3.74 years Samoa
2000s 9.08 years 11.67 years 2.59 years Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Lesotho or Samoa?
Lesotho, at 11.73 years against 11.67 years in Samoa as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Lesotho and Samoa?
0.06 years, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Samoa?
5 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2000.
How do Lesotho and Samoa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Lesotho ranks 122nd and Samoa ranks 125th 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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About this data

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

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.