Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Netherlands: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
15.34 years
in 2019
Netherlands
18.28 years
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
9th
Netherlands rank
8th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Netherlands
05101520197119952019

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 18.28 years against 15.34 years in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 2.94 years.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 8th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 11.39 years 13.2 years 1.8 years Netherlands
1980s 11.71 years 13.9 years 2.19 years Netherlands
1990s 11.71 years 16.28 years 4.56 years Netherlands
2000s 12.97 years 16.61 years 3.64 years Netherlands
2010s 14.57 years 17.78 years 3.21 years Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 18.28 years against 15.34 years in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Netherlands?
2.94 years, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Netherlands?
42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Netherlands rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 8th 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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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.