Finland vs Post-demographic dividend: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- Finland
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
Finland currently reports 14.82 years against 12.51 years in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 2.31 years.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.2 times Post-demographic dividend's.
Across all 48 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 5th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 5th of 197 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.45 years | 10.51 years | 0.9441 years | Finland |
| 1980s | 12.23 years | 11.23 years | 0.9969 years | Finland |
| 1990s | 13 years | 11.89 years | 1.11 years | Finland |
| 2000s | 13.01 years | 12.14 years | 0.8714 years | Finland |
| 2010s | 13.9 years | 12.4 years | 1.5 years | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, Finland or Post-demographic dividend?
- Finland, at 14.82 years against 12.51 years in Post-demographic dividend as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between Finland and Post-demographic dividend?
- 2.31 years, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Post-demographic dividend?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Finland and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Finland ranks 5th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 5th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.