IDA blend vs Switzerland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

IDA blend
8.56 years
in 2019
Switzerland
16.31 years
in 2018
IDA blend rank
43rd
Switzerland rank
39th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • IDA blend
  • Switzerland
51015197019942019

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 16.31 years against 8.56 years in IDA blend, a difference of 7.75 years.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.9 times IDA blend's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

IDA blend ranks 43rd and Switzerland ranks 39th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA blend Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 4.78 years 11.61 years 6.83 years Switzerland
1980s 5.79 years 12.11 years 6.32 years Switzerland
1990s 5.94 years 13.68 years 7.75 years Switzerland
2000s 7.03 years 15 years 7.98 years Switzerland
2010s 8.31 years 15.96 years 7.66 years Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, IDA blend or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 16.31 years against 8.56 years in IDA blend as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between IDA blend and Switzerland?
7.75 years, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Switzerland?
39 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2018.
How do IDA blend and Switzerland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
IDA blend ranks 43rd and Switzerland ranks 39th of 45 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.