Ireland vs Post-demographic dividend: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time
- Ireland
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 19.76 years against 16.39 years in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 3.37 years.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Post-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Post-demographic dividend ahead.
Ireland ranks 2nd and Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd of 183 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Post-demographic dividend in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.53 years | 12.08 years | 0.5531 years | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1980s | 12.04 years | 13.15 years | 1.11 years | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1990s | 13.63 years | 14.58 years | 0.9491 years | Post-demographic dividend |
| 2000s | 16.95 years | 15.5 years | 1.46 years | Ireland |
| 2010s | 18.44 years | 16.21 years | 2.23 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, Ireland or Post-demographic dividend?
- Ireland, at 19.76 years against 16.39 years in Post-demographic dividend as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Ireland and Post-demographic dividend?
- 3.37 years, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Post-demographic dividend?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Ireland and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Ireland ranks 2nd and Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd 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
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.