France vs Switzerland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female
France
16.14 years
in 2018
Switzerland
16.31 years
in 2018
France rank
41st
Switzerland rank
39th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time
- France
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 16.31 years against 16.14 years in France, a difference of 0.17 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1979 it was France ahead.
France ranks 41st and Switzerland ranks 39th of 175 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.69 years | 11.65 years | 1.04 years | France |
| 1980s | 13.34 years | 12.14 years | 1.19 years | France |
| 1990s | 15.34 years | 13.68 years | 1.66 years | France |
| 2000s | 15.18 years | 15 years | 0.1767 years | France |
| 2010s | 15.74 years | 15.96 years | 0.2204 years | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, France or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 16.31 years against 16.14 years in France as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between France and Switzerland?
- 0.17 years, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Switzerland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
- How do France and Switzerland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- France ranks 41st and Switzerland ranks 39th 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.