Nigeria vs Syrian Arab Republic: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Nigeria
9.17 years
in 2011
Syrian Arab Republic
9.25 years
in 2013
Nigeria rank
161st
Syrian Arab Republic rank
160th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Nigeria
  • Syrian Arab Republic
051015197119922013

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 9.25 years against 9.17 years in Nigeria, a difference of 0.08 years.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Syrian Arab Republic has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 161st and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 160th of 175 countries.

Syrian Arab Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1980s 7.88 years 11.8 years 3.92 years Syrian Arab Republic
2000s 9.86 years 11.41 years 1.55 years Syrian Arab Republic
2010s 8.98 years 12.05 years 3.07 years Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Nigeria or Syrian Arab Republic?
Syrian Arab Republic, at 9.25 years against 9.17 years in Nigeria as of 2013.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Nigeria and Syrian Arab Republic?
0.08 years, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Syrian Arab Republic?
7 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2011.
How do Nigeria and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Nigeria ranks 161st and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 160th 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.