Israel vs Switzerland: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes

Israel
6.3 years
in 2018
Switzerland
6.31 years
in 2018
Israel rank
82nd
Switzerland rank
80th

School life expectancy, primary, both sexes over time

  • Israel
  • Switzerland
0246197319952018

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 6.31 years against 6.3 years in Israel, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 82nd and Switzerland ranks 80th of 199 countries.

Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 6.26 years 5.34 years 0.9277 years Israel
1980s 6.03 years 5.02 years 1.01 years Israel
1990s 6.13 years 5.7 years 0.4274 years Israel
2000s 6.35 years 6.24 years 0.113 years Israel
2010s 6.35 years 6.24 years 0.1025 years Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, Israel or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 6.31 years against 6.3 years in Israel as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between Israel and Switzerland?
0.01 years, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Switzerland?
44 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do Israel and Switzerland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
Israel ranks 82nd and Switzerland ranks 80th 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 9,854 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.