Netherlands vs Spain: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female
Netherlands
18.85 years
in 2018
Spain
18.21 years
in 2018
Netherlands rank
13th
Spain rank
16th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time
- Netherlands
- Spain
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 18.85 years against 18.21 years in Spain, a difference of 0.64 years.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 13th and Spain ranks 16th of 175 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.71 years | 10.89 years | 0.8184 years | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 13.31 years | 13.39 years | 0.0861 years | Spain |
| 1990s | 15.69 years | 15.52 years | 0.1707 years | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 16.46 years | 16.27 years | 0.1956 years | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 18.18 years | 17.56 years | 0.6189 years | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Netherlands or Spain?
- Netherlands, at 18.85 years against 18.21 years in Spain as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Netherlands and Spain?
- 0.64 years, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Netherlands ranks 13th and Spain ranks 16th 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.