East Asia & Pacific vs Spain: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

East Asia & Pacific
13.51 years
in 2019
Spain
17.32 years
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific rank
16th
Spain rank
14th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Spain
051015197119952019

How they compare

Spain currently reports 17.32 years against 13.51 years in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 3.81 years.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.3 times East Asia & Pacific's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 16th and Spain ranks 14th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 9.19 years 12.09 years 2.9 years Spain
1980s 9.36 years 13.14 years 3.78 years Spain
1990s 9.85 years 14.76 years 4.91 years Spain
2000s 11.31 years 15.36 years 4.05 years Spain
2010s 12.84 years 16.84 years 4 years Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, East Asia & Pacific or Spain?
Spain, at 17.32 years against 13.51 years in East Asia & Pacific as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between East Asia & Pacific and Spain?
3.81 years, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Spain?
44 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Spain rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 16th and Spain ranks 14th of 45 groups.
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.