Ireland vs New Zealand: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male

Ireland
0.4807 years
in 2018
New Zealand
0.5978 years
in 2018
Ireland rank
19th
New Zealand rank
16th

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

  • Ireland
  • New Zealand
0.250.50.7511.21.5199820082018

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.5978 years against 0.4807 years in Ireland, a difference of 0.1171 years.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 19th and New Zealand ranks 16th of 107 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 0.5117 years 0.3174 years 0.1943 years Ireland
2000s 0.9677 years 0.7947 years 0.173 years Ireland
2010s 0.9747 years 0.792 years 0.1827 years Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male, Ireland or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 0.5978 years against 0.4807 years in Ireland as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male between Ireland and New Zealand?
0.1171 years, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and New Zealand?
20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Ireland and New Zealand rank globally for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male?
Ireland ranks 19th and New Zealand ranks 16th of 107 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male (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, male (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.