Europe & Central Asia vs Iceland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time
- Europe & Central Asia
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 20.21 years against 16.26 years in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 3.95 years.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times Europe & Central Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 7th and Iceland ranks 6th of 45 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.73 years | 11.68 years | 0.0478 years | Europe & Central Asia |
| 1980s | 12.34 years | 13.43 years | 1.1 years | Iceland |
| 1990s | 13.03 years | 16.4 years | 3.37 years | Iceland |
| 2000s | 14.43 years | 19.05 years | 4.61 years | Iceland |
| 2010s | 15.77 years | 20.23 years | 4.46 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 or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 20.21 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 Iceland?
- 3.95 years, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Iceland?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Europe & Central Asia and Iceland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 7th 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.