Belgium vs Poland: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes over time
- Belgium
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.4765 years against 0.4376 years in Belgium, a difference of 0.0389 years.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 24th and Poland ranks 23rd of 109 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4819 years | 0.2988 years | 0.183 years | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.4528 years | 0.1728 years | 0.28 years | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.4836 years | 0.354 years | 0.1296 years | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes, Belgium or Poland?
- Poland, at 0.4765 years against 0.4376 years in Belgium as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes between Belgium and Poland?
- 0.0389 years, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Poland?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
- How do Belgium and Poland rank globally for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
- Belgium ranks 24th and Poland ranks 23rd of 109 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, post-secondary non-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
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.