Finland vs OECD members: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female over time
- Finland
- OECD members
How they compare
Finland currently reports 3.39 years against 2.3 years in OECD members, a difference of 1.09 years.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.5 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was OECD members ahead.
Finland ranks 11th and OECD members ranks 8th of 189 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and OECD members in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5194 years | 1.05 years | 0.5313 years | OECD members |
| 1990s | 1.66 years | 1.71 years | 0.0492 years | OECD members |
| 2000s | 2.34 years | 1.93 years | 0.4109 years | Finland |
| 2010s | 3.1 years | 2.21 years | 0.8935 years | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, female, Finland or OECD members?
- Finland, at 3.39 years against 2.3 years in OECD members as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, female between Finland and OECD members?
- 1.09 years, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and OECD members?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Finland and OECD members rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- Finland ranks 11th and OECD members ranks 8th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, 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.