Malaysia vs Switzerland: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes

Malaysia
0.1391 years
in 2011
Switzerland
0.1215 years
in 2018
Malaysia rank
53rd
Switzerland rank
56th

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Malaysia
  • Switzerland
0.10.20.30.4199820082018

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.1391 years against 0.1215 years in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0176 years.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Switzerland ahead.

Malaysia ranks 53rd and Switzerland ranks 56th of 109 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 0.102 years 0.252 years 0.1499 years Switzerland
2000s 0.3046 years 0.2592 years 0.0454 years Malaysia
2010s 0.2281 years 0.1759 years 0.0522 years Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes, Malaysia or Switzerland?
Malaysia, at 0.1391 years against 0.1215 years in Switzerland as of 2011.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes between Malaysia and Switzerland?
0.0176 years, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Switzerland?
12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.
How do Malaysia and Switzerland rank globally for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
Malaysia ranks 53rd and Switzerland ranks 56th 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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Indicator
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,403 data points, 1998–2020
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.