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
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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

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.