Finland vs Ireland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Finland
20.3 years
in 2018
Ireland
20.23 years
in 2018
Finland rank
4th
Ireland rank
5th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Finland
  • Ireland
05101520197119942018

How they compare

Finland currently reports 20.3 years against 20.23 years in Ireland, a difference of 0.07 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 4th and Ireland ranks 5th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 12.79 years 11.59 years 1.19 years Finland
1980s 14.38 years 12.17 years 2.21 years Finland
1990s 16.98 years 13.87 years 3.11 years Finland
2000s 18.09 years 17.29 years 0.8048 years Finland
2010s 19.22 years 18.58 years 0.6394 years Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Finland or Ireland?
Finland, at 20.3 years against 20.23 years in Ireland as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Finland and Ireland?
0.07 years, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Ireland?
44 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Finland and Ireland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Finland ranks 4th and Ireland ranks 5th 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

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.