Lower middle income vs Switzerland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Lower middle income
11.07 years
in 2019
Switzerland
16.41 years
in 2018
Lower middle income rank
35th
Switzerland rank
30th

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

  • Lower middle income
  • Switzerland
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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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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.