European Union vs Greece: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

European Union
16.43 years
in 2019
Greece
19.55 years
in 2018
European Union rank
2nd
Greece rank
2nd

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • European Union
  • Greece
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 19.55 years against 16.43 years in European Union, a difference of 3.12 years.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times European Union's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1971 it was European Union ahead.

European Union ranks 2nd and Greece ranks 2nd of 45 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, European Union averaged higher in 4 and Greece in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union Greece Difference Ahead
1970s 12.68 years 11.8 years 0.8826 years European Union
1980s 12.95 years 12.19 years 0.7668 years European Union
1990s 14.35 years 12.94 years 1.41 years European Union
2000s 15.4 years 15.19 years 0.212 years European Union
2010s 16.15 years 17.95 years 1.8 years Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, European Union or Greece?
Greece, at 19.55 years against 16.43 years in European Union as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between European Union and Greece?
3.12 years, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Greece?
44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do European Union and Greece rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
European Union ranks 2nd and Greece ranks 2nd 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.