Belgium vs Finland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female
Belgium
20.55 years
in 2018
Finland
20.3 years
in 2018
Belgium rank
3rd
Finland rank
4th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time
- Belgium
- Finland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 20.55 years against 20.3 years in Finland, a difference of 0.25 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 3rd and Finland ranks 4th of 175 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Finland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.24 years | 12.7 years | 0.456 years | Finland |
| 1980s | 13.26 years | 14.38 years | 1.12 years | Finland |
| 1990s | 16.54 years | 16.84 years | 0.2937 years | Finland |
| 2000s | 19.42 years | 18.09 years | 1.33 years | Belgium |
| 2010s | 20.45 years | 19.32 years | 1.14 years | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Belgium or Finland?
- Belgium, at 20.55 years against 20.3 years in Finland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Belgium and Finland?
- 0.25 years, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Finland?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
- How do Belgium and Finland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Belgium ranks 3rd and Finland ranks 4th 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, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.