IDA total vs Italy: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

IDA total
9.1 years
in 2019
Italy
16.48 years
in 2018
IDA total rank
38th
Italy rank
37th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • IDA total
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 16.48 years against 9.1 years in IDA total, a difference of 7.38 years.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.8 times IDA total's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

IDA total ranks 38th and Italy ranks 37th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA total Italy Difference Ahead
1970s 3.78 years 11.28 years 7.5 years Italy
1980s 4.98 years 12.1 years 7.12 years Italy
1990s 5.49 years 14.03 years 8.53 years Italy
2000s 7.17 years 16.3 years 9.14 years Italy
2010s 8.76 years 16.68 years 7.92 years Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, IDA total or Italy?
Italy, at 16.48 years against 9.1 years in IDA total as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between IDA total and Italy?
7.38 years, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Italy?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do IDA total and Italy rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
IDA total ranks 38th and Italy ranks 37th 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.