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

Low income
9.08 years
in 2016
Poland
16.03 years
in 2018
Low income rank
43rd
Poland rank
40th

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

  • Low income
  • Poland
57.51012.51517.5197019942018

How they compare

Poland currently reports 16.03 years against 9.08 years in Low income, a difference of 6.95 years.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.8 times Low income's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.

Low income ranks 43rd and Poland ranks 40th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Low income Poland Difference Ahead
1970s 4.78 years 11.5 years 6.72 years Poland
1980s 5.35 years 12.01 years 6.66 years Poland
1990s 5.45 years 13.16 years 7.71 years Poland
2000s 7.44 years 15.03 years 7.59 years Poland
2010s 8.95 years 15.63 years 6.68 years Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Low income or Poland?
Poland, at 16.03 years against 9.08 years in Low income as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Low income and Poland?
6.95 years, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Poland?
44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2014.
How do Low income and Poland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Low income ranks 43rd and Poland ranks 40th 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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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.