Caribbean Small States vs Switzerland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Caribbean Small States
12.18 years
in 2016
Switzerland
16.51 years
in 2018
Caribbean Small States rank
25th
Switzerland rank
21st

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Caribbean Small States
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 16.51 years against 12.18 years in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 4.33 years.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.4 times Caribbean Small States's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Caribbean Small States ranks 25th and Switzerland ranks 21st of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Caribbean Small States Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 11.12 years 13.17 years 2.06 years Switzerland
1980s 11.13 years 13.38 years 2.25 years Switzerland
1990s 11.5 years 14.84 years 3.34 years Switzerland
2000s 11.84 years 15.53 years 3.69 years Switzerland
2010s 12.12 years 16.01 years 3.89 years Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Caribbean Small States or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 16.51 years against 12.18 years in Caribbean Small States as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Caribbean Small States and Switzerland?
4.33 years, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Switzerland?
37 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2016.
How do Caribbean Small States and Switzerland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Caribbean Small States ranks 25th and Switzerland ranks 21st 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, male (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, male (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.