Iceland vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: School life expectancy, secondary, male

Iceland
8.09 years
in 2018
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
8.16 years
in 2018
Iceland rank
14th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
11th

School life expectancy, secondary, male over time

  • Iceland
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
02468197119942018

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 8.16 years against 8.09 years in Iceland, a difference of 0.07 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 14th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 11th of 195 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 6.11 years 5.62 years 0.4942 years Iceland
1980s 6.49 years 5.75 years 0.7483 years Iceland
1990s 7.32 years 6.87 years 0.4558 years Iceland
2000s 7.56 years 7.02 years 0.5374 years Iceland
2010s 7.91 years 7.73 years 0.171 years Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, male, Iceland or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 8.16 years against 8.09 years in Iceland as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, male between Iceland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.07 years, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Iceland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
Iceland ranks 14th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 11th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, male (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, male (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.