Denmark vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Denmark
18.17 years
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
15.34 years
in 2019
Denmark rank
10th
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
9th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Denmark
  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
05101520197519972019

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 18.17 years against 15.34 years in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 2.83 years.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 10th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th of 175 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 13.36 years 11.45 years 1.91 years Denmark
1980s 13.62 years 11.71 years 1.9 years Denmark
1990s 14.7 years 11.72 years 2.99 years Denmark
2000s 16.03 years 12.95 years 3.08 years Denmark
2010s 18.02 years 14.59 years 3.43 years Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Denmark or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Denmark, at 18.17 years against 15.34 years in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Denmark and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
2.83 years, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
39 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2018.
How do Denmark and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Denmark ranks 10th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th 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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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.