ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) vs Iceland: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes

ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
6.55 years
in 2024
Iceland
7.35 years
in 2023
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank
37th
Iceland rank
34th

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time

  • ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
  • Iceland
02468197119972024

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 7.35 years against 6.55 years in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), a difference of 0.8 years.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)'s.

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

ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 37th and Iceland ranks 34th of 221 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) Iceland Difference Ahead
1990s 6.41 years 7.72 years 1.31 years Iceland
2000s 6.55 years 7.64 years 1.09 years Iceland
2010s 6.82 years 7.95 years 1.13 years Iceland
2020s 6.59 years 7.53 years 0.9479 years Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) or Iceland?
Iceland, at 7.35 years against 6.55 years in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) and Iceland?
0.8 years, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) and Iceland?
25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) and Iceland rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 37th and Iceland ranks 34th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, 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, secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
435 places, 16,501 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release