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
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
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.