School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in Ireland

Ireland: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male was 0.4807 years in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.4807 years
Change on year
down 42.3%
World rank
19th
of 107 countries
All-time high
1.47 years
in 2016
All-time low
0.4807 years
in 2018
Years of data
21
1998–2018

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in Ireland, 1998–2018

0.40.60.811.21.41998200820181998: 0.494 years1999: 0.529 years2000: 0.555 years2001: 0.666 years2002: 0.667 years2003: 0.704 years2004: 1.2 years2005: 1.2 years2006: 1.2 years2007: 1.2 years2008: 1.2 years2009: 1.1 years2010: 1.1 years2011: 1.2 years2012: 1.1 years2013: 0.921 years2014: 0.854 years2015: 1.4 years2016: 1.5 years2017: 0.833 years2018: 0.481 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2018, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in Ireland stood at 0.4807 years. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is down 42.3% on the previous year and down 58.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in Ireland peaked at 1.47 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4807 years, in 2018.

That places Ireland 19th out of 107 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5117 years 0.4944 years 0.529 years 2
2000s 0.9677 years 0.5547 years 1.23 years 10
2010s 1.03 years 0.4807 years 1.47 years 9

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 16 New Zealand 0.5978 years compare
  2. 17 Philippines 0.5815 years compare
  3. 18 Vanuatu 0.5459 years compare
  4. 20 Lithuania 0.48 years compare
  5. 21 Antigua and Barbuda 0.478 years compare
  6. 22 Hong Kong 0.4564 years compare

See the full ranking of 107 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in Ireland?
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in Ireland was 0.4807 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 1.47 years in 2016.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4807 years in 2018.
How does Ireland rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male?
Ireland ranks 19th out of 107 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 58.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,364 data points, 1998–2020
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.