Iceland vs Sweden: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female

Iceland
0.196 years
in 2018
Sweden
0.2156 years
in 2018
Iceland rank
47th
Sweden rank
44th

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female over time

  • Iceland
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.2156 years against 0.196 years in Iceland, a difference of 0.0196 years.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sweden ahead.

Iceland ranks 47th and Sweden ranks 44th of 107 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0457 years 0.1293 years 0.0836 years Sweden
2000s 0.0449 years 0.1117 years 0.0668 years Sweden
2010s 0.1123 years 0.2085 years 0.0962 years Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female, Iceland or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.2156 years against 0.196 years in Iceland as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female between Iceland and Sweden?
0.0196 years, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sweden?
20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Iceland and Sweden rank globally for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female?
Iceland ranks 47th and Sweden ranks 44th of 107 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, post-secondary non-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, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,364 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.