Denmark vs Latin America & Caribbean: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time
- Denmark
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 19.44 years against 15.32 years in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 4.12 years.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.3 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 9th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 12th of 175 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.14 years | 11.42 years | 1.72 years | Denmark |
| 1980s | 13.65 years | 12.02 years | 1.64 years | Denmark |
| 1990s | 15.25 years | 12.4 years | 2.85 years | Denmark |
| 2000s | 17.26 years | 13.47 years | 3.79 years | Denmark |
| 2010s | 19.41 years | 14.75 years | 4.65 years | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Denmark or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Denmark, at 19.44 years against 15.32 years in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Denmark and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 4.12 years, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2018.
- How do Denmark and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Denmark ranks 9th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 12th 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.