IBRD only vs Spain: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

IBRD only
13.53 years
in 2019
Spain
18.21 years
in 2018
IBRD only rank
17th
Spain rank
16th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • IBRD only
  • Spain
05101520197019942019

How they compare

Spain currently reports 18.21 years against 13.53 years in IBRD only, a difference of 4.68 years.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.3 times IBRD only's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

IBRD only ranks 17th and Spain ranks 16th of 43 groups.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade IBRD only Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 7.2 years 10.69 years 3.49 years Spain
1980s 8.08 years 13.39 years 5.32 years Spain
1990s 9.04 years 15.52 years 6.49 years Spain
2000s 10.77 years 16.27 years 5.49 years Spain
2010s 12.99 years 17.56 years 4.57 years Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, IBRD only or Spain?
Spain, at 18.21 years against 13.53 years in IBRD only as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between IBRD only and Spain?
4.68 years, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and Spain?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do IBRD only and Spain rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
IBRD only ranks 17th and Spain ranks 16th of 43 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.