Finland vs Iceland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female
Finland
20.3 years
in 2018
Iceland
20.21 years
in 2018
Finland rank
4th
Iceland rank
6th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time
- Finland
- Iceland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 20.3 years against 20.21 years in Iceland, a difference of 0.09 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 4th and Iceland ranks 6th of 175 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and Iceland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.22 years | 12.11 years | 1.11 years | Finland |
| 1980s | 14.59 years | 13.43 years | 1.16 years | Finland |
| 1990s | 17.33 years | 16.4 years | 0.9307 years | Finland |
| 2000s | 18.09 years | 19.05 years | 0.9553 years | Iceland |
| 2010s | 19.32 years | 20.23 years | 0.9173 years | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Finland or Iceland?
- Finland, at 20.3 years against 20.21 years in Iceland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Finland and Iceland?
- 0.09 years, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Iceland?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2018.
- How do Finland and Iceland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Finland ranks 4th and Iceland ranks 6th 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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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.