Ukraine vs World: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes

Ukraine
3.9 years
in 2014
World
1.87 years
in 2019
Ukraine rank
23rd
World rank
2nd

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Ukraine
  • World
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How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 3.9 years against 1.87 years in World, a difference of 2.03 years.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 2.1 times World's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Ukraine has been ahead every year.

Ukraine ranks 23rd and World ranks 2nd of 183 countries.

Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ukraine World Difference Ahead
1970s 1.97 years 0.5284 years 1.44 years Ukraine
1980s 2.3 years 0.6125 years 1.69 years Ukraine
1990s 2.23 years 0.7415 years 1.49 years Ukraine
2000s 3.39 years 1.13 years 2.26 years Ukraine
2010s 3.92 years 1.55 years 2.36 years Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, Ukraine or World?
Ukraine, at 3.9 years against 1.87 years in World as of 2014.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Ukraine and World?
2.03 years, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ukraine and World?
34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2014.
How do Ukraine and World rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
Ukraine ranks 23rd and World ranks 2nd 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.