Netherlands vs Norway: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Netherlands
18.85 years
in 2018
Norway
18.82 years
in 2018
Netherlands rank
13th
Norway rank
14th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Netherlands
  • Norway
05101520197119942018

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 18.85 years against 18.82 years in Norway, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Norway ahead.

Netherlands ranks 13th and Norway ranks 14th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Norway Difference Ahead
1970s 11.71 years 12.29 years 0.5858 years Norway
1980s 13.31 years 13.31 years 0.0029 years Norway
1990s 15.69 years 15.8 years 0.1048 years Norway
2000s 16.46 years 18.12 years 1.66 years Norway
2010s 18.18 years 18.49 years 0.3023 years Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Netherlands or Norway?
Netherlands, at 18.85 years against 18.82 years in Norway as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Netherlands and Norway?
0.03 years, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Norway?
44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Netherlands and Norway rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Netherlands ranks 13th and Norway ranks 14th 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.