Lithuania vs World: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Lithuania
17.03 years
in 2018
World
12.35 years
in 2019
Lithuania rank
24th
World rank
25th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Lithuania
  • World
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How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 17.03 years against 12.35 years in World, a difference of 4.68 years.

That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.4 times World's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Lithuania has been ahead every year.

Lithuania ranks 24th and World ranks 25th of 175 countries.

Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania World Difference Ahead
1990s 13.08 years 8.95 years 4.13 years Lithuania
2000s 16.68 years 10.23 years 6.45 years Lithuania
2010s 17.16 years 11.97 years 5.19 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 World?
Lithuania, at 17.03 years against 12.35 years in World as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Lithuania and World?
4.68 years, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and World?
25 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do Lithuania and World rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Lithuania ranks 24th and World ranks 25th 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.