Estonia vs Least developed countries: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Estonia
16.72 years
in 2018
Least developed countries
9.19 years
in 2019
Estonia rank
35th
Least developed countries rank
35th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Estonia
  • Least developed countries
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How they compare

Estonia currently reports 16.72 years against 9.19 years in Least developed countries, a difference of 7.53 years.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.8 times Least developed countries's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.

Estonia ranks 35th and Least developed countries ranks 35th of 175 countries.

Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1990s 13.61 years 4.97 years 8.63 years Estonia
2000s 16.91 years 7 years 9.9 years Estonia
2010s 17.09 years 8.82 years 8.27 years Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Estonia or Least developed countries?
Estonia, at 16.72 years against 9.19 years in Least developed countries as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Estonia and Least developed countries?
7.53 years, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Least developed countries?
26 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2018.
How do Estonia and Least developed countries rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Estonia ranks 35th and Least developed countries ranks 35th 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.