New Zealand vs United States of America: School life expectancy, primary, female
School life expectancy, primary, female over time
- New Zealand
- United States of America
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 6.08 years against 6.06 years in United States of America, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1981 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 95th and United States of America ranks 98th of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.2 years | 5.99 years | 0.2174 years | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 6.07 years | 6.23 years | 0.1583 years | United States of America |
| 2000s | 5.95 years | 6.09 years | 0.1357 years | United States of America |
| 2010s | 5.97 years | 6 years | 0.0323 years | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, female, New Zealand or United States of America?
- New Zealand, at 6.08 years against 6.06 years in United States of America as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between New Zealand and United States of America?
- 0.02 years, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United States of America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
- How do New Zealand and United States of America rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- New Zealand ranks 95th and United States of America ranks 98th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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
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.