Italy vs Least developed countries: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Italy
16.18 years
in 2018
Least developed countries
9.63 years
in 2019
Italy rank
36th
Least developed countries rank
35th

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

  • Italy
  • Least developed countries
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 16.18 years against 9.63 years in Least developed countries, a difference of 6.55 years.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.7 times Least developed countries's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 36th and Least developed countries ranks 35th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1970s 11.88 years 4.39 years 7.49 years Italy
1980s 12.27 years 5.18 years 7.09 years Italy
1990s 13.9 years 5.68 years 8.22 years Italy
2000s 15.93 years 7.68 years 8.25 years Italy
2010s 16.25 years 9.33 years 6.92 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, Italy or Least developed countries?
Italy, at 16.18 years against 9.63 years in Least developed countries as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Italy and Least developed countries?
6.55 years, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Least developed countries?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Italy and Least developed countries rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Italy ranks 36th and Least developed countries ranks 35th 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.