Iceland vs Pacific island small states: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female

Iceland
2.88 years
in 2018
Pacific island small states
1.56 years
in 2019
Iceland rank
27th
Pacific island small states rank
25th

School life expectancy, pre-primary, female over time

  • Iceland
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 2.88 years against 1.56 years in Pacific island small states, a difference of 1.32 years.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.8 times Pacific island small states's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 27th and Pacific island small states ranks 25th of 189 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1980s 1.04 years 0.5788 years 0.4568 years Iceland
1990s 2.55 years 0.9321 years 1.62 years Iceland
2000s 2.82 years 1.21 years 1.61 years Iceland
2010s 2.89 years 1.58 years 1.31 years Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, female, Iceland or Pacific island small states?
Iceland, at 2.88 years against 1.56 years in Pacific island small states as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, female between Iceland and Pacific island small states?
1.32 years, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Pacific island small states?
27 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2018.
How do Iceland and Pacific island small states rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
Iceland ranks 27th and Pacific island small states ranks 25th 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,033 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.