Euro area vs Ireland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male
Euro area
16.65 years
in 2019
Ireland
19.26 years
in 2018
Euro area rank
1st
Ireland rank
3rd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time
- Euro area
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 19.26 years against 16.65 years in Euro area, a difference of 2.61 years.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Euro area ahead.
Euro area ranks 1st and Ireland ranks 3rd of 45 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 3 and Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13 years | 11.5 years | 1.5 years | Euro area |
| 1980s | 13.33 years | 11.91 years | 1.42 years | Euro area |
| 1990s | 14.84 years | 13.41 years | 1.43 years | Euro area |
| 2000s | 15.75 years | 16.64 years | 0.8903 years | Ireland |
| 2010s | 16.38 years | 18.3 years | 1.92 years | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Euro area or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 19.26 years against 16.65 years in Euro area as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Euro area and Ireland?
- 2.61 years, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Ireland?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Euro area and Ireland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Euro area ranks 1st and Ireland ranks 3rd 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
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.