Denmark vs North America: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data)
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data) over time
- Denmark
- North America
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 18.17 years against 15.76 years in North America, a difference of 2.41 years.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1980 it was North America ahead.
Denmark ranks 10th and North America ranks 7th of 175 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and North America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.62 years | 14.49 years | 0.8755 years | North America |
| 1990s | 14.7 years | 15.43 years | 0.7279 years | North America |
| 2000s | 16.03 years | 15.05 years | 0.9845 years | Denmark |
| 2010s | 18.02 years | 15.52 years | 2.5 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 North America?
- Denmark, at 18.17 years against 15.76 years in North America as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Denmark and North America?
- 2.41 years, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and North America?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
- How do Denmark and North America rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Denmark ranks 10th and North America ranks 7th 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.