Italy vs Serbia: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes

Italy
3.05 years
in 2018
Serbia
3.09 years
in 2019
Italy rank
47th
Serbia rank
46th

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Italy
  • Serbia
11.522.533.5197119952019

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 3.09 years against 3.05 years in Italy, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 47th and Serbia ranks 46th of 183 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Serbia Difference Ahead
2000s 2.89 years 2.14 years 0.7469 years Italy
2010s 3.02 years 2.72 years 0.2976 years Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, Italy or Serbia?
Serbia, at 3.09 years against 3.05 years in Italy as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Italy and Serbia?
0.04 years, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Serbia?
18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Italy and Serbia rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
Italy ranks 47th and Serbia ranks 46th of 183 countries.
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

Indicator
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,799 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.