Netherlands vs United States Virgin Islands: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- Netherlands
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 14.32 years against 14.06 years in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.26 years.
Across all 8 years both countries report, United States Virgin Islands has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 8th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 10th of 197 countries.
United States Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | United States Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.8 years | 12.98 years | 1.18 years | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1990s | 12.83 years | 13.62 years | 0.792 years | United States Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, Netherlands or United States Virgin Islands?
- Netherlands, at 14.32 years against 14.06 years in United States Virgin Islands as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between Netherlands and United States Virgin Islands?
- 0.26 years, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United States Virgin Islands?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 1993.
- How do Netherlands and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Netherlands ranks 8th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 10th 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.