Arab World vs Poland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Arab World
11.48 years
in 2018
Poland
16.8 years
in 2018
Arab World rank
30th
Poland rank
31st

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Arab World
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 16.8 years against 11.48 years in Arab World, a difference of 5.32 years.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.5 times Arab World's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 30th and Poland ranks 31st of 43 groups.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Arab World Poland Difference Ahead
1970s 4.72 years 11.26 years 6.54 years Poland
1980s 7.32 years 12.41 years 5.09 years Poland
1990s 7.84 years 13.43 years 5.58 years Poland
2000s 9.54 years 15.58 years 6.04 years Poland
2010s 10.87 years 16.58 years 5.71 years Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Arab World or Poland?
Poland, at 16.8 years against 11.48 years in Arab World as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Arab World and Poland?
5.32 years, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Poland?
31 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Arab World and Poland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Arab World ranks 30th and Poland ranks 31st of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (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, female (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.