Iceland vs Ireland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female
Iceland
20.21 years
in 2018
Ireland
20.23 years
in 2018
Iceland rank
6th
Ireland rank
5th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time
- Iceland
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 20.23 years against 20.21 years in Iceland, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 6th and Ireland ranks 5th of 175 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.71 years | 11.59 years | 0.1138 years | Iceland |
| 1980s | 13.43 years | 12.22 years | 1.21 years | Iceland |
| 1990s | 16.4 years | 14.5 years | 1.9 years | Iceland |
| 2000s | 19.05 years | 17.29 years | 1.76 years | Iceland |
| 2010s | 20.18 years | 18.58 years | 1.6 years | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Iceland or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 20.23 years against 20.21 years in Iceland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Iceland and Ireland?
- 0.02 years, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Ireland?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Iceland and Ireland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Iceland ranks 6th and Ireland ranks 5th 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.