Denmark vs Norway: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male
Denmark
18.17 years
in 2018
Norway
17.46 years
in 2018
Denmark rank
10th
Norway rank
13th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 18.17 years against 17.46 years in Norway, a difference of 0.71 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 10th and Norway ranks 13th of 175 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.36 years | 12.67 years | 0.6971 years | Denmark |
| 1980s | 13.62 years | 12.91 years | 0.7057 years | Denmark |
| 1990s | 14.7 years | 15.21 years | 0.511 years | Norway |
| 2000s | 16.03 years | 16.74 years | 0.705 years | Norway |
| 2010s | 18.02 years | 17.11 years | 0.9044 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 Norway?
- Denmark, at 18.17 years against 17.46 years in Norway as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Denmark and Norway?
- 0.71 years, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2018.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Denmark ranks 10th and Norway 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.