Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Iceland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
15.44 years
in 2019
Iceland
20.21 years
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
9th
Iceland rank
6th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Iceland
05101520197119952019

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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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.