Sub-Saharan Africa vs Switzerland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 16.31 years against 8.85 years in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 7.46 years.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 38 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 40th and Switzerland ranks 39th of 45 groups.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.77 years | 11.61 years | 6.84 years | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 5.46 years | 12.11 years | 6.65 years | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 5.6 years | 13.68 years | 8.08 years | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 7.22 years | 15 years | 7.78 years | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 8.73 years | 15.91 years | 7.18 years | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Sub-Saharan Africa or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 16.31 years against 8.85 years in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Sub-Saharan Africa and Switzerland?
- 7.46 years, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Switzerland?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2017.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Switzerland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 40th and Switzerland ranks 39th 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.