Finland vs Iceland: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female over time
- Finland
- Iceland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 15.21 years against 15.08 years in Iceland, a difference of 0.13 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 4th and Iceland ranks 5th of 193 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.76 years | 11.35 years | 0.4084 years | Finland |
| 1980s | 12.87 years | 12.25 years | 0.6184 years | Finland |
| 1990s | 13.53 years | 14.26 years | 0.7347 years | Iceland |
| 2000s | 13.24 years | 14.78 years | 1.54 years | Iceland |
| 2010s | 14.19 years | 14.93 years | 0.7406 years | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female, Finland or Iceland?
- Finland, at 15.21 years against 15.08 years in Iceland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female between Finland and Iceland?
- 0.13 years, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Iceland?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
- How do Finland and Iceland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Finland ranks 4th and Iceland ranks 5th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (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.