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

Poland
3.84 years
in 2018
Small states
1.23 years
in 2018
Poland rank
33rd
Small states rank
33rd

School life expectancy, tertiary, female over time

  • Poland
  • Small states
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How they compare

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

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

Across all 48 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.

Poland ranks 33rd and Small states ranks 33rd of 177 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Small states Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8231 years 0.2462 years 0.5769 years Poland
1980s 0.9934 years 0.2841 years 0.7093 years Poland
1990s 1.8 years 0.4452 years 1.36 years Poland
2000s 3.7 years 0.7777 years 2.93 years Poland
2010s 4.11 years 1.15 years 2.95 years Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, female, Poland or Small states?
Poland, 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 Poland and Small states?
2.61 years, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Small states?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Poland and Small states rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
Poland ranks 33rd 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.