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

Canada
16.72 years
in 2018
Italy
16.48 years
in 2018
Canada rank
34th
Italy rank
37th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Canada
  • Italy
05101520197119942018

How they compare

Canada currently reports 16.72 years against 16.48 years in Italy, a difference of 0.24 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 34th and Italy ranks 37th of 175 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Italy Difference Ahead
1970s 13.57 years 11.58 years 1.99 years Canada
1980s 16.14 years 12.52 years 3.62 years Canada
1990s 17.14 years 13.94 years 3.2 years Canada
2000s 15.79 years 16.47 years 0.6747 years Italy
2010s 16.25 years 16.68 years 0.43 years Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Canada or Italy?
Canada, at 16.72 years against 16.48 years in Italy as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Canada and Italy?
0.24 years, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Italy?
24 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
How do Canada and Italy rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Canada ranks 34th and Italy ranks 37th 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.