France vs Latvia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

France
15.46 years
in 2018
Latvia
15.54 years
in 2018
France rank
40th
Latvia rank
38th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • France
  • Latvia
051015197919982018

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 15.54 years against 15.46 years in France, a difference of 0.08 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1991 it was France ahead.

France ranks 40th and Latvia ranks 38th of 175 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Latvia Difference Ahead
1990s 14.88 years 12.31 years 2.57 years France
2000s 14.67 years 14.51 years 0.1574 years France
2010s 15.11 years 15.16 years 0.0489 years Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, France or Latvia?
Latvia, at 15.54 years against 15.46 years in France as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between France and Latvia?
0.08 years, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Latvia?
24 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
How do France and Latvia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
France ranks 40th and Latvia ranks 38th 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

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.