Netherlands vs Spain: School life expectancy, tertiary, female

Netherlands
4.5 years
in 2018
Spain
4.57 years
in 2018
Netherlands rank
20th
Spain rank
18th

School life expectancy, tertiary, female over time

  • Netherlands
  • Spain
012345197119942018

How they compare

Spain currently reports 4.57 years against 4.5 years in Netherlands, a difference of 0.07 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 20th and Spain ranks 18th of 177 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8088 years 0.6231 years 0.1856 years Netherlands
1980s 1.31 years 1.28 years 0.0224 years Netherlands
1990s 2.16 years 2.39 years 0.2306 years Spain
2000s 2.91 years 3.26 years 0.3565 years Spain
2010s 4.08 years 4.1 years 0.029 years Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, female, Netherlands or Spain?
Spain, at 4.57 years against 4.5 years in Netherlands as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, female between Netherlands and Spain?
0.07 years, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
Netherlands ranks 20th and Spain ranks 18th 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.