Iceland vs Viet Nam: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes

Iceland
2.87 years
in 2018
Viet Nam
2.87 years
in 2019
Iceland rank
27th
Viet Nam rank
28th

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes over time

  • Iceland
  • Viet Nam
0.511.522.53197219952019

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 2.87 years against 2.87 years in Viet Nam, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 27th and Viet Nam ranks 28th of 191 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9588 years 0.7026 years 0.2561 years Iceland
1980s 1.03 years 1.01 years 0.0191 years Iceland
1990s 2.05 years 1.11 years 0.9355 years Iceland
2000s 2.82 years 1.68 years 1.14 years Iceland
2010s 2.88 years 2.53 years 0.3531 years Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes, Iceland or Viet Nam?
Iceland, at 2.87 years against 2.87 years in Viet Nam as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between Iceland and Viet Nam?
0 years, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Viet Nam?
34 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2018.
How do Iceland and Viet Nam rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
Iceland ranks 27th and Viet Nam ranks 28th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 7,887 data points, 1970–2020
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.