Greece vs OECD members: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time
- Greece
- OECD members
How they compare
Greece currently reports 19.46 years against 16.63 years in OECD members, a difference of 2.83 years.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1971 it was OECD members ahead.
Greece ranks 8th and OECD members ranks 5th of 175 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and OECD members in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.5 years | 10.83 years | 0.3258 years | OECD members |
| 1980s | 11.94 years | 12.18 years | 0.2345 years | OECD members |
| 1990s | 13.1 years | 13.65 years | 0.5524 years | OECD members |
| 2000s | 15.53 years | 14.73 years | 0.8011 years | Greece |
| 2010s | 17.88 years | 16.16 years | 1.72 years | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Greece or OECD members?
- Greece, at 19.46 years against 16.63 years in OECD members as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Greece and OECD members?
- 2.83 years, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and OECD members?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Greece and OECD members rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Greece ranks 8th and OECD members ranks 5th 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.