Norway vs Pacific island small states: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes

Norway
2.88 years
in 2018
Pacific island small states
1.55 years
in 2019
Norway rank
26th
Pacific island small states rank
23rd

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

  • Norway
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 2.88 years against 1.55 years in Pacific island small states, a difference of 1.33 years.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.9 times Pacific island small states's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Pacific island small states ahead.

Norway ranks 26th and Pacific island small states ranks 23rd of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5658 years 0.3844 years 0.1815 years Norway
1980s 1.78 years 0.5311 years 1.25 years Norway
1990s 2.72 years 0.8157 years 1.9 years Norway
2000s 2.59 years 1.19 years 1.39 years Norway
2010s 2.93 years 1.57 years 1.36 years Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes, Norway or Pacific island small states?
Norway, at 2.88 years against 1.55 years in Pacific island small states as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between Norway and Pacific island small states?
1.33 years, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Pacific island small states?
45 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Norway and Pacific island small states rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
Norway ranks 26th and Pacific island small states ranks 23rd 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.