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

Israel
16.13 years
in 2018
Poland
16.03 years
in 2018
Israel rank
37th
Poland rank
40th

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

  • Israel
  • Poland
051015197119942018

How they compare

Israel currently reports 16.13 years against 16.03 years in Poland, a difference of 0.1 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 37th and Poland ranks 40th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Poland Difference Ahead
1970s 12.29 years 11.62 years 0.6641 years Israel
1980s 13.04 years 12.01 years 1.03 years Israel
1990s 13.77 years 13.05 years 0.7246 years Israel
2000s 15.84 years 15.03 years 0.8098 years Israel
2010s 16.13 years 15.75 years 0.3741 years Israel

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 Poland?
Israel, at 16.13 years against 16.03 years in Poland as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Israel and Poland?
0.1 years, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Poland?
37 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do Israel and Poland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Israel ranks 37th and Poland ranks 40th 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.