Canada vs United States of America: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male
Canada
15.74 years
in 2018
United States of America
15.67 years
in 2018
Canada rank
34th
United States of America rank
35th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time
- Canada
- United States of America
How they compare
Canada currently reports 15.74 years against 15.67 years in United States of America, a difference of 0.07 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 34th and United States of America ranks 35th of 175 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.47 years | 15.36 years | 1.11 years | Canada |
| 2000s | 14.97 years | 15.11 years | 0.1371 years | United States of America |
| 2010s | 15.29 years | 15.54 years | 0.2468 years | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Canada or United States of America?
- Canada, at 15.74 years against 15.67 years in United States of America as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Canada and United States of America?
- 0.07 years, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
- How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Canada ranks 34th and United States of America 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
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.