Switzerland vs United States Virgin Islands: School life expectancy, secondary, female

Switzerland
6.94 years
in 2018
United States Virgin Islands
6.98 years
in 1997
Switzerland rank
49th
United States Virgin Islands rank
47th

School life expectancy, secondary, female over time

  • Switzerland
  • United States Virgin Islands
0246197819982018

How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 6.98 years against 6.94 years in Switzerland, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Switzerland ahead.

Switzerland ranks 49th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 47th of 195 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Switzerland United States Virgin Islands Difference Ahead
1980s 6.43 years 5.95 years 0.4867 years Switzerland
1990s 6.73 years 6.55 years 0.1793 years Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, female, Switzerland or United States Virgin Islands?
United States Virgin Islands, at 6.98 years against 6.94 years in Switzerland as of 1997.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, female between Switzerland and United States Virgin Islands?
0.04 years, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United States Virgin Islands?
14 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 1995.
How do Switzerland and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
Switzerland ranks 49th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 47th 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.