Caribbean Small States vs Ireland: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time
- Caribbean Small States
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 3.58 years against 1.16 years in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 2.42 years.
That makes Ireland's figure about 3.1 times Caribbean Small States's.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Caribbean Small States ranks 32nd and Ireland ranks 27th of 45 groups.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean Small States | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2776 years | 0.6904 years | 0.4129 years | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.3076 years | 1.08 years | 0.7769 years | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.4783 years | 1.77 years | 1.29 years | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.862 years | 2.44 years | 1.57 years | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1.14 years | 3.14 years | 2.01 years | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, Caribbean Small States or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 3.58 years against 1.16 years in Caribbean Small States as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Caribbean Small States and Ireland?
- 2.42 years, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Ireland?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
- How do Caribbean Small States and Ireland rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 32nd and Ireland ranks 27th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.