Israel vs Least developed countries: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Israel
16.73 years
in 2018
Least developed countries
9.19 years
in 2019
Israel rank
33rd
Least developed countries rank
35th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Israel
  • Least developed countries
51015197019942019

How they compare

Israel currently reports 16.73 years against 9.19 years in Least developed countries, a difference of 7.54 years.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.8 times Least developed countries's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.

Israel ranks 33rd and Least developed countries ranks 35th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1970s 12.45 years 3.46 years 8.99 years Israel
1980s 13.3 years 4.21 years 9.08 years Israel
1990s 14.05 years 4.75 years 9.29 years Israel
2000s 16.25 years 7 years 9.24 years Israel
2010s 16.67 years 8.82 years 7.85 years Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Israel or Least developed countries?
Israel, at 16.73 years against 9.19 years in Least developed countries as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Israel and Least developed countries?
7.54 years, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Least developed countries?
35 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do Israel and Least developed countries rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Israel ranks 33rd and Least developed countries ranks 35th 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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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.