Austria vs United States: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data)

Austria
15.76 years
in 2018
United States
15.67 years
in 2018
Austria rank
33rd
United States rank
35th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data) over time

  • Austria
  • United States
051015197119942018

How they compare

Austria currently reports 15.76 years against 15.67 years in United States, a difference of 0.09 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1981 it was United States ahead.

Austria ranks 33rd and United States ranks 35th of 175 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria United States Difference Ahead
1980s 13.13 years 14.16 years 1.04 years United States
1990s 14.98 years 15.36 years 0.382 years United States
2010s 15.69 years 15.59 years 0.1046 years Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Austria or United States?
Austria, at 15.76 years against 15.67 years in United States as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Austria and United States?
0.09 years, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and United States?
20 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Austria and United States rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Austria ranks 33rd and United States ranks 35th 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

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.