Estonia vs United States: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes over time
- Estonia
- United States
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 0.285 years against 0.2709 years in United States, a difference of 0.0141 years.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 36th and United States ranks 39th of 109 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5429 years | 0.203 years | 0.34 years | Estonia |
| 2010s | 0.4847 years | 0.2643 years | 0.2204 years | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes, Estonia or United States?
- Estonia, at 0.285 years against 0.2709 years in United States as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes between Estonia and United States?
- 0.0141 years, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and United States?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
- How do Estonia and United States rank globally for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
- Estonia ranks 36th and United States ranks 39th 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.