Denmark vs Netherlands: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Denmark
18.17 years
in 2018
Netherlands
18.28 years
in 2018
Denmark rank
10th
Netherlands rank
8th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Denmark
  • Netherlands
05101520197119942018

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 18.28 years against 18.17 years in Denmark, a difference of 0.11 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 8th of 175 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 13.36 years 13.36 years 0.0086 years Denmark
1980s 13.62 years 13.9 years 0.2827 years Netherlands
1990s 14.7 years 16.22 years 1.52 years Netherlands
2000s 16.03 years 16.62 years 0.5922 years Netherlands
2010s 17.91 years 17.78 years 0.1287 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 Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 18.28 years against 18.17 years in Denmark as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Denmark and Netherlands?
0.11 years, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Netherlands?
37 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2018.
How do Denmark and Netherlands rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Denmark ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 8th 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

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.