Canada vs Small states: School life expectancy, tertiary, female

Canada
3.84 years
in 2018
Small states
1.23 years
in 2018
Canada rank
32nd
Small states rank
33rd

School life expectancy, tertiary, female over time

  • Canada
  • Small states
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 3.84 years against 1.23 years in Small states, a difference of 2.61 years.

That makes Canada's figure about 3.1 times Small states's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 32nd and Small states ranks 33rd of 177 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Small states Difference Ahead
1970s 2.18 years 0.255 years 1.92 years Canada
1980s 3.96 years 0.3206 years 3.64 years Canada
1990s 4.65 years 0.4385 years 4.21 years Canada
2000s 3.53 years 0.8102 years 2.72 years Canada
2010s 3.7 years 1.15 years 2.55 years Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, female, Canada or Small states?
Canada, at 3.84 years against 1.23 years in Small states as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, female between Canada and Small states?
2.61 years, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Small states?
25 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
How do Canada and Small states rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
Canada ranks 32nd and Small states ranks 33rd of 177 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 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
222 places, 6,910 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.