Pacific island small states vs Switzerland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Pacific island small states
11.88 years
in 2007
Switzerland
16.41 years
in 2018
Pacific island small states rank
31st
Switzerland rank
30th

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

  • Pacific island small states
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 16.41 years against 11.88 years in Pacific island small states, a difference of 4.53 years.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.4 times Pacific island small states's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Pacific island small states ranks 31st and Switzerland ranks 30th of 45 groups.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pacific island small states Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 10.53 years 12.39 years 1.87 years Switzerland
1980s 10.47 years 12.75 years 2.28 years Switzerland
1990s 11.19 years 14.27 years 3.07 years Switzerland
2000s 11.69 years 15.23 years 3.54 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, Pacific island small states or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 16.41 years against 11.88 years in Pacific island small states as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Pacific island small states and Switzerland?
4.53 years, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and Switzerland?
29 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2007.
How do Pacific island small states and Switzerland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Pacific island small states ranks 31st 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

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.