Finland vs New Zealand: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female
Finland
20.3 years
in 2018
New Zealand
19.88 years
in 2018
Finland rank
4th
New Zealand rank
7th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time
- Finland
- New Zealand
How they compare
Finland currently reports 20.3 years against 19.88 years in New Zealand, a difference of 0.42 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1972 it was New Zealand ahead.
Finland ranks 4th and New Zealand ranks 7th of 175 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.53 years | 12.85 years | 0.315 years | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 14.38 years | 13.68 years | 0.7045 years | Finland |
| 1990s | 16.65 years | 16.07 years | 0.5831 years | Finland |
| 2010s | 20.16 years | 19.62 years | 0.5439 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 New Zealand?
- Finland, at 20.3 years against 19.88 years in New Zealand as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Finland and New Zealand?
- 0.42 years, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and New Zealand?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
- How do Finland and New Zealand rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Finland ranks 4th and New Zealand ranks 7th 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.