Czechia vs United States of America: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Czechia
16.8 years
in 2018
United States of America
16.91 years
in 2018
Czechia rank
30th
United States of America rank
27th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Czechia
  • United States of America
05101520197119942018

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 16.91 years against 16.8 years in Czechia, a difference of 0.11 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1982 it was United States of America ahead.

Czechia ranks 30th and United States of America ranks 27th of 175 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia United States of America Difference Ahead
1980s 12.64 years 14.91 years 2.26 years United States of America
1990s 12.4 years 16.34 years 3.95 years United States of America
2000s 15.1 years 16.28 years 1.18 years United States of America
2010s 17.13 years 16.86 years 0.2741 years Czechia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Czechia or United States of America?
United States of America, at 16.91 years against 16.8 years in Czechia as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Czechia and United States of America?
0.11 years, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and United States of America?
32 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2018.
How do Czechia and United States of America rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Czechia ranks 30th and United States of America ranks 27th 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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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.