Bahrain vs Switzerland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Bahrain
16.3 years
in 2019
Switzerland
16.41 years
in 2018
Bahrain rank
31st
Switzerland rank
30th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Bahrain
  • Switzerland
051015197119952019

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 16.41 years against 16.3 years in Bahrain, a difference of 0.11 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Switzerland ahead.

Bahrain ranks 31st and Switzerland ranks 30th of 183 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 10.13 years 12.39 years 2.26 years Switzerland
1980s 12.11 years 12.72 years 0.6148 years Switzerland
1990s 13.52 years 14.28 years 0.7508 years Switzerland
2000s 13.28 years 15.25 years 1.97 years Switzerland
2010s 15.07 years 16.1 years 1.04 years Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Bahrain or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 16.41 years against 16.3 years in Bahrain as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Bahrain and Switzerland?
0.11 years, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Switzerland?
26 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2018.
How do Bahrain and Switzerland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Bahrain ranks 31st and Switzerland ranks 30th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,038 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.