Poland vs South Asia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Poland
16.8 years
in 2018
South Asia
11.07 years
in 2019
Poland rank
31st
South Asia rank
33rd

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Poland
  • South Asia
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 16.8 years against 11.07 years in South Asia, a difference of 5.73 years.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.5 times South Asia's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.

Poland ranks 31st and South Asia ranks 33rd of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland South Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 11.26 years 3.97 years 7.29 years Poland
1980s 12.41 years 5.48 years 6.93 years Poland
1990s 13.43 years 6.34 years 7.08 years Poland
2000s 15.58 years 8.31 years 7.27 years Poland
2010s 16.58 years 10.82 years 5.76 years Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Poland or South Asia?
Poland, at 16.8 years against 11.07 years in South Asia as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Poland and South Asia?
5.73 years, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and South Asia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Poland and South Asia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Poland ranks 31st and South Asia ranks 33rd 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.