Iceland vs Middle income: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes over time
- Iceland
- Middle income
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 7.03 years against 5.64 years in Middle income, a difference of 1.39 years.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times Middle income's.
Across all 48 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 31st and Middle income ranks 31st of 199 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.94 years | 4.99 years | 0.9493 years | Iceland |
| 1980s | 5.95 years | 5.25 years | 0.7051 years | Iceland |
| 1990s | 6.86 years | 5.29 years | 1.57 years | Iceland |
| 2000s | 6.95 years | 5.57 years | 1.37 years | Iceland |
| 2010s | 6.93 years | 5.72 years | 1.21 years | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, Iceland or Middle income?
- Iceland, at 7.03 years against 5.64 years in Middle income as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between Iceland and Middle income?
- 1.39 years, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Middle income?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Iceland and Middle income rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Iceland ranks 31st and Middle income ranks 31st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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
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.