Barbados vs Canada: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Barbados
16.69 years
in 2011
Canada
16.72 years
in 2018
Barbados rank
36th
Canada rank
34th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Barbados
  • Canada
05101520197119942018

How they compare

Canada currently reports 16.72 years against 16.69 years in Barbados, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Canada ahead.

Barbados ranks 36th and Canada ranks 34th of 175 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Canada in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Canada Difference Ahead
1980s 13.51 years 16.14 years 2.63 years Canada
1990s 13.64 years 16.81 years 3.17 years Canada
2000s 16.2 years 15.86 years 0.3431 years Barbados
2010s 16.76 years 15.61 years 1.16 years Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Barbados or Canada?
Canada, at 16.72 years against 16.69 years in Barbados as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Barbados and Canada?
0.03 years, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Canada?
8 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2011.
How do Barbados and Canada rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Barbados ranks 36th and Canada ranks 34th 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.