Australia vs Ireland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male
Australia
19.94 years
in 2018
Ireland
19.26 years
in 2018
Australia rank
1st
Ireland rank
3rd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time
- Australia
- Ireland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 19.94 years against 19.26 years in Ireland, a difference of 0.68 years.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 1st and Ireland ranks 3rd of 175 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.67 years | 13.12 years | 5.55 years | Australia |
| 2010s | 21.62 years | 18.8 years | 2.82 years | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Australia or Ireland?
- Australia, at 19.94 years against 19.26 years in Ireland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Australia and Ireland?
- 0.68 years, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ireland?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
- How do Australia and Ireland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Australia ranks 1st and Ireland ranks 3rd 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, male (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.