Finland vs Germany: School life expectancy, secondary, female

Finland
9.21 years
in 2018
Germany
8.41 years
in 2018
Finland rank
2nd
Germany rank
5th

School life expectancy, secondary, female over time

  • Finland
  • Germany
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 9.21 years against 8.41 years in Germany, a difference of 0.8 years.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Germany ahead.

Finland ranks 2nd and Germany ranks 5th of 195 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Germany Difference Ahead
1990s 7.61 years 9.12 years 1.51 years Germany
2000s 7.3 years 8.97 years 1.68 years Germany
2010s 8.19 years 8.68 years 0.4818 years Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, female, Finland or Germany?
Finland, at 9.21 years against 8.41 years in Germany as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, female between Finland and Germany?
0.8 years, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Germany?
27 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2018.
How do Finland and Germany rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
Finland ranks 2nd and Germany ranks 5th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, female (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, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,786 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.