Arab World vs Italy: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Arab World
11.9 years
in 2018
Italy
15.89 years
in 2018
Arab World rank
31st
Italy rank
29th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Arab World
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 15.89 years against 11.9 years in Arab World, a difference of 3.99 years.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times Arab World's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 31st and Italy ranks 29th of 45 groups.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Arab World Italy Difference Ahead
1970s 8.02 years 12.46 years 4.44 years Italy
1980s 9.34 years 12.44 years 3.1 years Italy
1990s 9.65 years 13.78 years 4.13 years Italy
2000s 10.6 years 15.58 years 4.98 years Italy
2010s 11.56 years 15.83 years 4.27 years Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Arab World or Italy?
Italy, at 15.89 years against 11.9 years in Arab World as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Arab World and Italy?
3.99 years, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Italy?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Arab World and Italy rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Arab World ranks 31st and Italy ranks 29th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (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, male (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.