Italy vs Switzerland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Italy
16.48 years
in 2018
Switzerland
16.31 years
in 2018
Italy rank
37th
Switzerland rank
39th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Italy
  • Switzerland
051015197119942018

How they compare

Italy currently reports 16.48 years against 16.31 years in Switzerland, a difference of 0.17 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 37th and Switzerland ranks 39th of 175 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 11.84 years 11.61 years 0.2336 years Italy
1980s 12.1 years 12.13 years 0.0246 years Switzerland
1990s 13.94 years 13.68 years 0.2593 years Italy
2000s 16.3 years 15 years 1.3 years Italy
2010s 16.7 years 15.96 years 0.7348 years Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Italy or Switzerland?
Italy, at 16.48 years against 16.31 years in Switzerland as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Italy and Switzerland?
0.17 years, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?
38 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2018.
How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Italy ranks 37th and Switzerland ranks 39th 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.