Austria vs France: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Austria
16.39 years
in 2018
France
16.14 years
in 2018
Austria rank
38th
France rank
41st

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Austria
  • France
051015197119942018

How they compare

Austria currently reports 16.39 years against 16.14 years in France, a difference of 0.25 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1982 it was France ahead.

Austria ranks 38th and France ranks 41st of 175 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and France in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria France Difference Ahead
1980s 12.49 years 13.42 years 0.9298 years France
1990s 14.28 years 15.42 years 1.15 years France
2010s 16.29 years 15.88 years 0.4094 years Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Austria or France?
Austria, at 16.39 years against 16.14 years in France as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Austria and France?
0.25 years, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and France?
22 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2018.
How do Austria and France rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Austria ranks 38th and France ranks 41st 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.