Germany vs World: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Germany
16.91 years
in 2018
World
12.35 years
in 2019
Germany rank
28th
World rank
2nd

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Germany
  • World
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 16.91 years against 12.35 years in World, a difference of 4.56 years.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.4 times World's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 28th and World ranks 2nd of 175 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany World Difference Ahead
1990s 15.17 years 8.78 years 6.39 years Germany
2010s 16.76 years 12.21 years 4.55 years Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Germany or World?
Germany, at 16.91 years against 12.35 years in World as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Germany and World?
4.56 years, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and World?
12 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2018.
How do Germany and World rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Germany ranks 28th and World ranks 2nd 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.