Denmark vs New Zealand: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female
Denmark
19.44 years
in 2018
New Zealand
19.88 years
in 2018
Denmark rank
9th
New Zealand rank
7th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time
- Denmark
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 19.88 years against 19.44 years in Denmark, a difference of 0.44 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1979 it was New Zealand ahead.
Denmark ranks 9th and New Zealand ranks 7th of 175 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.07 years | 13.31 years | 0.2471 years | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 13.65 years | 13.68 years | 0.0244 years | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 14.86 years | 16.07 years | 1.21 years | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 19.78 years | 19.62 years | 0.1555 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 New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 19.88 years against 19.44 years in Denmark as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Denmark and New Zealand?
- 0.44 years, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and New Zealand?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
- How do Denmark and New Zealand rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Denmark ranks 9th and New Zealand ranks 7th 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.