Europe & Central Asia vs Finland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Europe & Central Asia
16.26 years
in 2019
Finland
20.3 years
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia rank
7th
Finland rank
4th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Finland
05101520197019942019

How they compare

Finland currently reports 20.3 years against 16.26 years in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 4.04 years.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.2 times Europe & Central Asia's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 7th and Finland ranks 4th of 45 groups.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Finland Difference Ahead
1970s 11.73 years 12.79 years 1.05 years Finland
1980s 12.27 years 14.38 years 2.11 years Finland
1990s 12.91 years 16.98 years 4.06 years Finland
2000s 14.43 years 18.09 years 3.66 years Finland
2010s 15.77 years 19.32 years 3.55 years Finland

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 or Finland?
Finland, at 20.3 years against 16.26 years in Europe & Central Asia as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Europe & Central Asia and Finland?
4.04 years, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Finland?
45 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Finland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 7th and Finland ranks 4th 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

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.