Canada vs United States: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data)
Canada
15.74 years
in 2018
United States
15.67 years
in 2018
Canada rank
34th
United States rank
35th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data) over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
Canada currently reports 15.74 years against 15.67 years in United States, 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 ranks 35th of 175 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | 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 |
| 2010s | 15.29 years | 15.54 years | 0.2468 years | United States |
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?
- Canada, at 15.74 years against 15.67 years in United States as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Canada and United States?
- 0.07 years, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Canada ranks 34th 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
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.