Greece vs OECD members: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Greece
19.46 years
in 2018
OECD members
16.63 years
in 2019
Greece rank
8th
OECD members rank
5th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Greece
  • OECD members
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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

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.