Belgium vs North America: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time
- Belgium
- North America
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 18.6 years against 15.76 years in North America, a difference of 2.84 years.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1980 it was North America ahead.
Belgium ranks 7th and North America ranks 7th of 175 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and North America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.27 years | 14.49 years | 1.22 years | North America |
| 1990s | 16.06 years | 15.42 years | 0.6423 years | Belgium |
| 2000s | 17.88 years | 15.04 years | 2.84 years | Belgium |
| 2010s | 18.53 years | 15.52 years | 3.02 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 North America?
- Belgium, at 18.6 years against 15.76 years in North America as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Belgium and North America?
- 2.84 years, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and North America?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
- How do Belgium and North America rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Belgium ranks 7th and North America ranks 7th 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.