Finland vs Netherlands: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male
Finland
18.69 years
in 2018
Netherlands
18.28 years
in 2018
Finland rank
6th
Netherlands rank
8th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time
- Finland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Finland currently reports 18.69 years against 18.28 years in Netherlands, a difference of 0.41 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Netherlands ahead.
Finland ranks 6th and Netherlands ranks 8th of 175 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.63 years | 13.14 years | 0.5123 years | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 13.52 years | 13.9 years | 0.3807 years | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 15.45 years | 16.28 years | 0.8321 years | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 16.79 years | 16.61 years | 0.186 years | Finland |
| 2010s | 17.68 years | 17.78 years | 0.103 years | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Finland or Netherlands?
- Finland, at 18.69 years against 18.28 years in Netherlands as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Finland and Netherlands?
- 0.41 years, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Netherlands?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
- How do Finland and Netherlands rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Finland ranks 6th and Netherlands ranks 8th 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.