Belgium vs Denmark: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male
Belgium
18.6 years
in 2018
Denmark
18.17 years
in 2018
Belgium rank
7th
Denmark rank
10th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time
- Belgium
- Denmark
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 18.6 years against 18.17 years in Denmark, a difference of 0.43 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Denmark ahead.
Belgium ranks 7th and Denmark ranks 10th of 175 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Denmark in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.89 years | 13.36 years | 0.4778 years | Denmark |
| 1980s | 13.27 years | 13.62 years | 0.3411 years | Denmark |
| 1990s | 16.06 years | 14.71 years | 1.35 years | Belgium |
| 2000s | 17.87 years | 16.03 years | 1.84 years | Belgium |
| 2010s | 18.53 years | 18.02 years | 0.5149 years | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Belgium or Denmark?
- Belgium, at 18.6 years against 18.17 years in Denmark as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Belgium and Denmark?
- 0.43 years, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2018.
- How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Belgium ranks 7th and Denmark ranks 10th 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.