Iceland vs OECD members: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Iceland
20.21 years
in 2018
OECD members
16.63 years
in 2019
Iceland rank
6th
OECD members rank
5th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Iceland
  • OECD members
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 20.21 years against 16.63 years in OECD members, a difference of 3.58 years.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times OECD members's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 6th and OECD members 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 OECD members Difference Ahead
1970s 11.68 years 10.81 years 0.8696 years Iceland
1980s 13.43 years 12.29 years 1.15 years Iceland
1990s 16.4 years 13.81 years 2.59 years Iceland
2000s 19.05 years 14.86 years 4.19 years Iceland
2010s 20.23 years 16.18 years 4.05 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 OECD members?
Iceland, at 20.21 years against 16.63 years in OECD members as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Iceland and OECD members?
3.58 years, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and OECD members?
33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Iceland and OECD members rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Iceland ranks 6th and OECD members 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

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.