School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Iceland
Iceland: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 2.87 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Iceland, 1972–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 2.87 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2018.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Iceland peaked at 2.96 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5679 years, in 1972.
Iceland ranks 27th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.815 years | 0.5679 years | 1.05 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.02 years | 0.9527 years | 1.1 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.05 years | 0.9965 years | 2.59 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.82 years | 2.55 years | 2.96 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.88 years | 2.82 years | 2.94 years | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Iceland?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Iceland was 2.87 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.96 years in 2005.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5679 years in 1972.
- How does Iceland rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Iceland ranks 27th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.