Other small states vs United States of America: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Other small states
12.02 years
in 2015
United States of America
16.91 years
in 2018
Other small states rank
28th
United States of America rank
27th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Other small states
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 16.91 years against 12.02 years in Other small states, a difference of 4.89 years.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.4 times Other small states's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Other small states ranks 28th and United States of America ranks 27th of 45 groups.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Other small states United States of America Difference Ahead
1980s 8.71 years 14.84 years 6.14 years United States of America
1990s 9.22 years 16.34 years 7.12 years United States of America
2000s 10.59 years 16.28 years 5.69 years United States of America
2010s 11.74 years 16.83 years 5.09 years United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Other small states or United States of America?
United States of America, at 16.91 years against 12.02 years in Other small states as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Other small states and United States of America?
4.89 years, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Other small states and United States of America?
30 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2015.
How do Other small states and United States of America rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Other small states ranks 28th and United States of America ranks 27th of 45 groups.
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.