New Zealand vs Spain: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time
- New Zealand
- Spain
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 4.19 years against 4.17 years in Spain, a difference of 0.02 years.
Across all 32 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 14th and Spain ranks 15th of 183 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.22 years | 0.8215 years | 0.396 years | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 1.65 years | 1.32 years | 0.3225 years | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 2.63 years | 2.07 years | 0.5514 years | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 4.16 years | 3.9 years | 0.2614 years | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, New Zealand or Spain?
- New Zealand, at 4.19 years against 4.17 years in Spain as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between New Zealand and Spain?
- 0.02 years, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Spain?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do New Zealand and Spain rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- New Zealand ranks 14th and Spain ranks 15th 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
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.