Poland vs Pre-demographic dividend: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Poland
16.03 years
in 2018
Pre-demographic dividend
9.07 years
in 2017
Poland rank
40th
Pre-demographic dividend rank
44th

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

  • Poland
  • Pre-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 16.03 years against 9.07 years in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 6.96 years.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.8 times Pre-demographic dividend's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.

Poland ranks 40th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 44th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Pre-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 11.5 years 4.69 years 6.81 years Poland
1980s 12.01 years 6.21 years 5.8 years Poland
1990s 13.16 years 6 years 7.16 years Poland
2000s 15.03 years 7.75 years 7.28 years Poland
2010s 15.71 years 9.06 years 6.65 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, Poland or Pre-demographic dividend?
Poland, at 16.03 years against 9.07 years in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Poland and Pre-demographic dividend?
6.96 years, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Pre-demographic dividend?
45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Poland and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Poland ranks 40th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 44th of 183 countries.
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.