Poland vs Ukraine: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes

Poland
6.58 years
in 2018
Ukraine
6.65 years
in 2014
Poland rank
59th
Ukraine rank
56th

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time

  • Poland
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 6.65 years against 6.58 years in Poland, a difference of 0.07 years.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Ukraine has been ahead every year.

Poland ranks 59th and Ukraine ranks 56th of 198 countries.

Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Ukraine Difference Ahead
1980s 4.98 years 6.82 years 1.84 years Ukraine
1990s 5.55 years 6.5 years 0.9509 years Ukraine
2000s 5.97 years 6.89 years 0.9229 years Ukraine
2010s 5.93 years 6.6 years 0.6715 years Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, Poland or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 6.65 years against 6.58 years in Poland as of 2014.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between Poland and Ukraine?
0.07 years, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Ukraine?
28 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2014.
How do Poland and Ukraine rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
Poland ranks 59th and Ukraine ranks 56th 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.