Pacific island small states vs United States of America: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time
- Pacific island small states
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 16.91 years against 11.88 years in Pacific island small states, a difference of 5.03 years.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.4 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Pacific island small states ranks 30th and United States of America ranks 27th of 45 groups.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pacific island small states | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.27 years | 14.84 years | 4.57 years | United States of America |
| 1990s | 11.12 years | 16.34 years | 5.22 years | United States of America |
| 2000s | 11.71 years | 16.17 years | 4.46 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, Pacific island small states or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 16.91 years against 11.88 years in Pacific island small states as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Pacific island small states and United States of America?
- 5.03 years, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and United States of America?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2007.
- How do Pacific island small states and United States of America rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Pacific island small states ranks 30th 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
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.