Denmark vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time
- Denmark
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 18.17 years against 14.48 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 3.69 years.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.3 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 10th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 175 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.36 years | 11.61 years | 1.76 years | Denmark |
| 1980s | 13.62 years | 12.09 years | 1.52 years | Denmark |
| 1990s | 14.7 years | 12.21 years | 2.49 years | Denmark |
| 2000s | 16.03 years | 12.94 years | 3.09 years | Denmark |
| 2010s | 18.02 years | 13.95 years | 4.07 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Denmark, at 18.17 years against 14.48 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Denmark and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 3.69 years, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2018.
- How do Denmark and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Denmark ranks 10th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th 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.