School life expectancy

{{short description|UNESCO development statistic}}

School life expectancy is a measure of how many years of education a child of school-entering age would receive during their lifetime if the school enrollment rates stay the same as of today. It is computed by UNESCO Institute for Statistics and is used by statisticians and organisations to compare and assess the development of nations.{{Cite web|author=UNDP|authorlink=|title= 2010 Human Development Report|url=http://hdr.undp.org/en/reports/global/hdr2010/}}{{Cite web|author=CIA|authorlink=|title=World Factbook - Definitions and Notes|url= https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?countryName=Canada&countryCode=CA®ionCode=na#2205|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090724155934/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?countryName=Canada&countryCode=CA®ionCode=na#2205|url-status= dead|archive-date= July 24, 2009|date= |publisher= |accessdate=21 July 2009}}{{Cite web|author= UNESCO Institute for Statistics|authorlink= |title= School Life Expectancy|url= http://www.uis.unesco.org/i_pages/indspec/tecspe_sle.htm|date= |publisher= |accessdate=21 July 2009}}