Argentina vs Denmark: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Argentina
18.91 years
in 2017
Denmark
19.44 years
in 2018
Argentina rank
11th
Denmark rank
9th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Argentina
  • Denmark
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 19.44 years against 18.91 years in Argentina, a difference of 0.53 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Denmark ahead.

Argentina ranks 11th and Denmark ranks 9th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Denmark Difference Ahead
1970s 11.46 years 13.14 years 1.68 years Denmark
1980s 12.37 years 13.56 years 1.19 years Denmark
1990s 15.69 years 17.02 years 1.34 years Denmark
2000s 16.98 years 17.26 years 0.2832 years Denmark
2010s 18.43 years 19.4 years 0.9747 years Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Argentina or Denmark?
Denmark, at 19.44 years against 18.91 years in Argentina as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Argentina and Denmark?
0.53 years, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Denmark?
27 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2017.
How do Argentina and Denmark rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Argentina ranks 11th and Denmark ranks 9th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.