Iceland vs North America: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female)

Iceland
20.21 years
in 2018
North America
16.95 years
in 2019
Iceland rank
6th
North America rank
3rd

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) over time

  • Iceland
  • North America
05101520197119952019

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 20.21 years against 16.95 years in North America, a difference of 3.26 years.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1983 it was North America ahead.

Iceland ranks 6th and North America ranks 3rd of 175 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and North America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland North America Difference Ahead
1980s 13.43 years 15.2 years 1.76 years North America
1990s 16.4 years 16.54 years 0.1392 years North America
2000s 19.05 years 16.26 years 2.79 years Iceland
2010s 20.23 years 16.81 years 3.43 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 North America?
Iceland, at 20.21 years against 16.95 years in North America as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Iceland and North America?
3.26 years, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and North America?
29 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2018.
How do Iceland and North America rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Iceland ranks 6th and North America ranks 3rd 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.