Canada vs IDA only: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female
Canada
16.72 years
in 2018
IDA only
9.35 years
in 2019
Canada rank
34th
IDA only rank
34th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time
- Canada
- IDA only
How they compare
Canada currently reports 16.72 years against 9.35 years in IDA only, a difference of 7.37 years.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.8 times IDA only's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 34th and IDA only ranks 34th of 175 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | IDA only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.57 years | 3.71 years | 9.86 years | Canada |
| 1980s | 16.14 years | 4.76 years | 11.38 years | Canada |
| 1990s | 17.14 years | 5.2 years | 11.94 years | Canada |
| 2000s | 15.79 years | 7.57 years | 8.22 years | Canada |
| 2010s | 16.25 years | 8.96 years | 7.29 years | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Canada or IDA only?
- Canada, at 16.72 years against 9.35 years in IDA only as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Canada and IDA only?
- 7.37 years, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and IDA only?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
- How do Canada and IDA only rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Canada ranks 34th and IDA only 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
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.