Lower middle income vs Switzerland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time
- Lower middle income
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 16.41 years against 11.07 years in Lower middle income, a difference of 5.34 years.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.5 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 35th and Switzerland ranks 30th of 45 groups.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.54 years | 12.39 years | 5.85 years | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 7.28 years | 12.75 years | 5.48 years | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 7.94 years | 14.27 years | 6.32 years | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 9.21 years | 15.27 years | 6.06 years | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 10.87 years | 16.04 years | 5.17 years | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Lower middle income or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 16.41 years against 11.07 years in Lower middle income as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Lower middle income and Switzerland?
- 5.34 years, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Switzerland?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2018.
- How do Lower middle income and Switzerland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Lower middle income ranks 35th and Switzerland ranks 30th 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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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.