Finland vs Qatar: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Finland
9.11 years
in 2018
Qatar
9.08 years
in 2019
Finland rank
91st
Qatar rank
94th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Finland
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 9.11 years against 9.08 years in Qatar, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 91st and Qatar ranks 94th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Qatar Difference Ahead
1990s 9.06 years 8.91 years 0.1497 years Finland
2000s 9 years 9.41 years 0.411 years Qatar
2010s 9.05 years 8.96 years 0.0857 years Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Finland or Qatar?
Finland, at 9.11 years against 9.08 years in Qatar as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Finland and Qatar?
0.03 years, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Qatar?
22 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2018.
How do Finland and Qatar rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Finland ranks 91st and Qatar ranks 94th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,584 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels 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.