Israel vs Italy: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Israel
16.13 years
in 2018
Italy
16.18 years
in 2018
Israel rank
37th
Italy rank
36th

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

  • Israel
  • Italy
051015197119942018

How they compare

Italy currently reports 16.18 years against 16.13 years in Israel, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 37th and Italy ranks 36th of 183 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Italy Difference Ahead
1970s 12.29 years 12.1 years 0.1882 years Israel
1980s 13.05 years 12.28 years 0.7674 years Israel
1990s 13.77 years 13.75 years 0.0221 years Israel
2000s 15.84 years 15.93 years 0.0951 years Italy
2010s 16.13 years 16.25 years 0.119 years Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Israel or Italy?
Italy, at 16.18 years against 16.13 years in Israel as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Israel and Italy?
0.05 years, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Italy?
38 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do Israel and Italy rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Israel ranks 37th and Italy ranks 36th 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.