Belgium vs Iceland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male
Belgium
18.6 years
in 2018
Iceland
18.17 years
in 2018
Belgium rank
7th
Iceland rank
9th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time
- Belgium
- Iceland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 18.6 years against 18.17 years in Iceland, a difference of 0.43 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iceland ahead.
Belgium ranks 7th and Iceland ranks 9th of 175 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Iceland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.54 years | 12.81 years | 0.2716 years | Iceland |
| 1980s | 13.32 years | 13.68 years | 0.3598 years | Iceland |
| 1990s | 16.9 years | 15.65 years | 1.25 years | Belgium |
| 2000s | 17.88 years | 16.95 years | 0.9335 years | Belgium |
| 2010s | 18.53 years | 17.97 years | 0.558 years | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Belgium or Iceland?
- Belgium, at 18.6 years against 18.17 years in Iceland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Belgium and Iceland?
- 0.43 years, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Iceland?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Belgium and Iceland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Belgium ranks 7th and Iceland ranks 9th 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, male (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.