Finland vs UIS: North America and Western Europe: School life expectancy, tertiary, female

Finland
5.78 years
in 2024
UIS: North America and Western Europe
4.62 years
in 2024
Finland rank
9th
UIS: North America and Western Europe rank
7th

School life expectancy, tertiary, female over time

  • Finland
  • UIS: North America and Western Europe
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 5.78 years against 4.62 years in UIS: North America and Western Europe, a difference of 1.16 years.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.3 times UIS: North America and Western Europe's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 9th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 7th of 191 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland UIS: North America and Western Europe Difference Ahead
2000s 4.91 years 3.87 years 1.04 years Finland
2010s 4.88 years 4.36 years 0.5136 years Finland
2020s 5.36 years 4.61 years 0.7455 years Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, female, Finland or UIS: North America and Western Europe?
Finland, at 5.78 years against 4.62 years in UIS: North America and Western Europe as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, female between Finland and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
1.16 years, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Finland and UIS: North America and Western Europe rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
Finland ranks 9th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 7th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, tertiary, female (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, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
412 places, 14,089 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release