High income vs Ireland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

High income
16.78 years
in 2019
Ireland
20.23 years
in 2018
High income rank
5th
Ireland rank
5th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • High income
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 20.23 years against 16.78 years in High income, a difference of 3.45 years.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times High income's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ireland ahead.

High income ranks 5th and Ireland ranks 5th of 45 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 11.53 years 11.54 years 0.0162 years Ireland
1980s 12.84 years 12.17 years 0.6695 years High income
1990s 14.39 years 13.87 years 0.524 years High income
2000s 15.58 years 17.29 years 1.7 years Ireland
2010s 16.55 years 18.58 years 2.03 years Ireland

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 Ireland?
Ireland, at 20.23 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 Ireland?
3.45 years, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Ireland?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do High income and Ireland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
High income ranks 5th and Ireland ranks 5th 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.