Belgium vs Ireland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female
Belgium
20.55 years
in 2018
Ireland
20.23 years
in 2018
Belgium rank
3rd
Ireland rank
5th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time
- Belgium
- Ireland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 20.55 years against 20.23 years in Ireland, a difference of 0.32 years.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 3rd and Ireland ranks 5th of 175 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.19 years | 11.43 years | 0.764 years | Belgium |
| 1980s | 13.26 years | 12.17 years | 1.08 years | Belgium |
| 1990s | 16.54 years | 13.64 years | 2.9 years | Belgium |
| 2000s | 19.42 years | 17.29 years | 2.13 years | Belgium |
| 2010s | 20.46 years | 18.58 years | 1.88 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 Ireland?
- Belgium, at 20.55 years against 20.23 years in Ireland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Belgium and Ireland?
- 0.32 years, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Belgium ranks 3rd and Ireland ranks 5th 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.