High income vs Ireland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes
High income
16.37 years
in 2019
Ireland
19.76 years
in 2018
High income rank
4th
Ireland rank
2nd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time
- High income
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 19.76 years against 16.37 years in High income, a difference of 3.39 years.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was High income ahead.
High income ranks 4th and Ireland ranks 2nd of 45 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 3 and Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.94 years | 11.53 years | 0.4139 years | High income |
| 1980s | 12.9 years | 12.04 years | 0.8575 years | High income |
| 1990s | 14.28 years | 13.63 years | 0.6492 years | High income |
| 2000s | 15.31 years | 16.95 years | 1.65 years | Ireland |
| 2010s | 16.16 years | 18.44 years | 2.28 years | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, High income or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 19.76 years against 16.37 years in High income as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between High income and Ireland?
- 3.39 years, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Ireland?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do High income and Ireland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- High income ranks 4th and Ireland ranks 2nd 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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About this data
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.