Iceland vs WB: Post-demographic Dividend: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Iceland
19.37 years
in 2023
WB: Post-demographic Dividend
17.12 years
in 2024
Iceland rank
12th
WB: Post-demographic Dividend rank
10th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Iceland
  • WB: Post-demographic Dividend
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 19.37 years against 17.12 years in WB: Post-demographic Dividend, a difference of 2.25 years.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times WB: Post-demographic Dividend's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 12th and WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 10th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland WB: Post-demographic Dividend Difference Ahead
1990s 17.43 years 15.78 years 1.66 years Iceland
2000s 18.88 years 16.31 years 2.56 years Iceland
2010s 20.15 years 17.01 years 3.14 years Iceland
2020s 19.88 years 17.14 years 2.75 years Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Iceland or WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
Iceland, at 19.37 years against 17.12 years in WB: Post-demographic Dividend as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Iceland and WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
2.25 years, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Iceland and WB: Post-demographic Dividend rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Iceland ranks 12th and WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 10th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (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, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,742 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release