Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Iceland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 20.21 years against 15.44 years in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 4.77 years.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.3 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th and Iceland ranks 6th of 45 groups.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.04 years | 11.84 years | 0.8036 years | Iceland |
| 1980s | 11.69 years | 13.43 years | 1.74 years | Iceland |
| 1990s | 11.52 years | 16.4 years | 4.89 years | Iceland |
| 2000s | 12.89 years | 19.05 years | 6.15 years | Iceland |
| 2010s | 14.74 years | 20.23 years | 5.49 years | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 20.21 years against 15.44 years in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Iceland?
- 4.77 years, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Iceland?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Iceland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th and Iceland ranks 6th of 45 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
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.