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46 Catalog of Indicators Education Name of indicator: School life expectancy (SLE) Definition: The total number of years of schooling which a child of a certain age can expect to receive in the future, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular age is equal to the current enrolment ratio for that age. [2] Description: To show the overall level of development of an educational system in terms of the average number of years of schooling that the education system offers to the eligible population, including those who never enter school. [2] How many years of education the average citizen of a country receives in their lifetime. Sector: Education Subsector: Literacy, Level of education, Access to education, Gender disparities in education Sources: [1] Tools and indicators for gender impact analysis, monitoring and evaluation. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. 2002. [2] Education Indicators: Technical guidelines. United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization. 2009. Unit of measuring: Years Formula: n tE iti=aP itSLE a= ∑ +∑l=leveleducationtE unknowntP ageoflevel/ D lFormula explained: [2] For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-­‐age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-­‐specific enrolment rates. Where: SLE a t = School life expectancy at an age a in year t E i t = Enrolment of the population of age a in school year t; P i t = Population of age i in school year t. Age of level l denotes the total school age population of that level D l= Theoretical duration of level l