Iceland vs World: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes over time
- Iceland
- World
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 2.87 years against 1.61 years in World, a difference of 1.26 years.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.8 times World's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 27th and World ranks 24th of 191 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.815 years | 0.5019 years | 0.3131 years | Iceland |
| 1980s | 1.02 years | 0.6763 years | 0.3481 years | Iceland |
| 1990s | 2.05 years | 0.8004 years | 1.25 years | Iceland |
| 2000s | 2.82 years | 0.9897 years | 1.83 years | Iceland |
| 2010s | 2.88 years | 1.44 years | 1.45 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 World?
- Iceland, at 2.87 years against 1.61 years in World as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between Iceland and World?
- 1.26 years, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and World?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
- How do Iceland and World rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Iceland ranks 27th and World ranks 24th 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
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.