Estonia vs IDA blend: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Estonia
15.91 years
in 2018
IDA blend
9.02 years
in 2019
Estonia rank
41st
IDA blend rank
45th

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

  • Estonia
  • IDA blend
57.51012.51517.5197019942019

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 15.91 years against 9.02 years in IDA blend, a difference of 6.89 years.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.8 times IDA blend's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.

Estonia ranks 41st and IDA blend ranks 45th of 183 countries.

Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia IDA blend Difference Ahead
1980s 13.22 years 6.79 years 6.43 years Estonia
1990s 13.18 years 6.84 years 6.34 years Estonia
2000s 15.82 years 7.72 years 8.11 years Estonia
2010s 16.24 years 8.79 years 7.45 years Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Estonia or IDA blend?
Estonia, at 15.91 years against 9.02 years in IDA blend as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Estonia and IDA blend?
6.89 years, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and IDA blend?
30 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2018.
How do Estonia and IDA blend rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Estonia ranks 41st and IDA blend ranks 45th 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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About this data

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.