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
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
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.