Iceland vs Netherlands: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male
Iceland
18.17 years
in 2018
Netherlands
18.28 years
in 2018
Iceland rank
9th
Netherlands rank
8th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time
- Iceland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 18.28 years against 18.17 years in Iceland, a difference of 0.11 years.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 8th of 175 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.94 years | 12.91 years | 0.032 years | Iceland |
| 1980s | 13.68 years | 14.03 years | 0.3491 years | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 15.77 years | 16.78 years | 1.01 years | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 16.95 years | 16.61 years | 0.3408 years | Iceland |
| 2010s | 17.86 years | 17.78 years | 0.084 years | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Iceland or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 18.28 years against 18.17 years in Iceland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Iceland and Netherlands?
- 0.11 years, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Netherlands?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Iceland and Netherlands rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Iceland ranks 9th 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.