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

Czechia
16.28 years
in 2018
Switzerland
16.41 years
in 2018
Czechia rank
33rd
Switzerland rank
30th

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

  • Czechia
  • Switzerland
051015197119942018

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 16.41 years against 16.28 years in Czechia, a difference of 0.13 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Czechia ahead.

Czechia ranks 33rd and Switzerland ranks 30th of 183 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 13.02 years 12.39 years 0.6306 years Czechia
1980s 12.32 years 12.81 years 0.4844 years Switzerland
1990s 12.41 years 14.27 years 1.85 years Switzerland
2000s 14.87 years 15.27 years 0.4042 years Switzerland
2010s 16.44 years 16.04 years 0.3981 years Czechia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Czechia or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 16.41 years against 16.28 years in Czechia as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Czechia and Switzerland?
0.13 years, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Switzerland?
37 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2018.
How do Czechia and Switzerland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Czechia ranks 33rd 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.