High income vs Iceland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female
High income
16.78 years
in 2019
Iceland
20.21 years
in 2018
High income rank
5th
Iceland rank
6th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time
- High income
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 20.21 years against 16.78 years in High income, a difference of 3.43 years.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times High income's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 5th and Iceland ranks 6th of 45 groups.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.53 years | 11.68 years | 0.1492 years | Iceland |
| 1980s | 12.96 years | 13.43 years | 0.478 years | Iceland |
| 1990s | 14.65 years | 16.4 years | 1.75 years | Iceland |
| 2000s | 15.58 years | 19.05 years | 3.46 years | Iceland |
| 2010s | 16.55 years | 20.23 years | 3.68 years | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, High income or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 20.21 years against 16.78 years in High income as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between High income and Iceland?
- 3.43 years, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Iceland?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do High income and Iceland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- High income ranks 5th and Iceland ranks 6th of 45 groups.
- 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.