Europe & Central Asia vs Iceland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Europe & Central Asia
16.08 years
in 2019
Iceland
19.18 years
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia rank
7th
Iceland rank
7th

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

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Iceland
05101520197019942019

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 19.18 years against 16.08 years in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 3.1 years.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times Europe & Central Asia's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 7th and Iceland ranks 7th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Iceland Difference Ahead
1970s 11.91 years 12.34 years 0.4341 years Iceland
1980s 12.27 years 13.37 years 1.11 years Iceland
1990s 12.85 years 15.74 years 2.88 years Iceland
2000s 14.32 years 17.98 years 3.66 years Iceland
2010s 15.58 years 19.08 years 3.51 years Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Europe & Central Asia or Iceland?
Iceland, at 19.18 years against 16.08 years in Europe & Central Asia as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Europe & Central Asia and Iceland?
3.1 years, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Iceland?
44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Iceland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 7th and Iceland ranks 7th of 45 groups.
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.