Lithuania vs United States: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female)

Lithuania
17.03 years
in 2018
United States
16.91 years
in 2018
Lithuania rank
24th
United States rank
27th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) over time

  • Lithuania
  • United States
05101520198119992018

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 17.03 years against 16.91 years in United States, a difference of 0.12 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1993 it was United States ahead.

Lithuania ranks 24th and United States ranks 27th of 175 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 2 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania United States Difference Ahead
1990s 12.72 years 16.54 years 3.83 years United States
2000s 16.68 years 16.28 years 0.3981 years Lithuania
2010s 17.16 years 16.86 years 0.3048 years Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Lithuania or United States?
Lithuania, at 17.03 years against 16.91 years in United States as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Lithuania and United States?
0.12 years, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and United States?
23 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do Lithuania and United States rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Lithuania ranks 24th and United States ranks 27th 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.