Netherlands vs Slovenia: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes

Netherlands
8.02 years
in 2018
Slovenia
7.86 years
in 2018
Netherlands rank
16th
Slovenia rank
19th

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time

  • Netherlands
  • Slovenia
02468197119942018

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 8.02 years against 7.86 years in Slovenia, a difference of 0.16 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 16th and Slovenia ranks 19th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and Slovenia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Slovenia Difference Ahead
1980s 6.33 years 6.36 years 0.026 years Slovenia
1990s 7.44 years 7.24 years 0.2079 years Netherlands
2000s 7.23 years 7.76 years 0.5276 years Slovenia
2010s 7.8 years 7.4 years 0.399 years Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, Netherlands or Slovenia?
Netherlands, at 8.02 years against 7.86 years in Slovenia as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between Netherlands and Slovenia?
0.16 years, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Slovenia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2018.
How do Netherlands and Slovenia rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
Netherlands ranks 16th and Slovenia ranks 19th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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, secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
198 places, 6,439 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.