Iceland vs New Zealand: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Iceland
20.21 years
in 2018
New Zealand
19.88 years
in 2018
Iceland rank
6th
New Zealand rank
7th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Iceland
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 20.21 years against 19.88 years in New Zealand, a difference of 0.33 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1971 it was New Zealand ahead.

Iceland ranks 6th and New Zealand ranks 7th of 175 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland New Zealand Difference Ahead
1970s 11.54 years 12.88 years 1.34 years New Zealand
1980s 13.43 years 13.81 years 0.3796 years New Zealand
1990s 15.93 years 16.93 years 1 years New Zealand
2010s 20.46 years 19.62 years 0.8348 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 New Zealand?
Iceland, at 20.21 years against 19.88 years in New Zealand as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Iceland and New Zealand?
0.33 years, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and New Zealand?
17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Iceland and New Zealand rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Iceland ranks 6th and New Zealand ranks 7th 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

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.