Iceland vs Least developed countries: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female over time
- Iceland
- Least developed countries
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 10.04 years against 7.85 years in Least developed countries, a difference of 2.19 years.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.3 times Least developed countries's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 37th and Least developed countries ranks 33rd of 188 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Least developed countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.88 years | 4.92 years | 4.96 years | Iceland |
| 2000s | 9.89 years | 6.25 years | 3.64 years | Iceland |
| 2010s | 9.88 years | 7.63 years | 2.25 years | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female, Iceland or Least developed countries?
- Iceland, at 10.04 years against 7.85 years in Least developed countries as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female between Iceland and Least developed countries?
- 2.19 years, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Least developed countries?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
- How do Iceland and Least developed countries rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Iceland ranks 37th and Least developed countries ranks 33rd of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, 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 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.