Ireland vs United States: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female over time
- Ireland
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.3282 years against 0.3041 years in Ireland, a difference of 0.0241 years.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 35th and United States ranks 32nd of 107 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7143 years | 0.2599 years | 0.4544 years | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.9494 years | 0.3373 years | 0.6121 years | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female, Ireland or United States?
- United States, at 0.3282 years against 0.3041 years in Ireland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female between Ireland and United States?
- 0.0241 years, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United States?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
- How do Ireland and United States rank globally for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female?
- Ireland ranks 35th and United States ranks 32nd 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
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.