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