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

France
15.46 years
in 2018
Poland
15.29 years
in 2018
France rank
40th
Poland rank
42nd

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • France
  • Poland
051015197219952018

How they compare

France currently reports 15.46 years against 15.29 years in Poland, a difference of 0.17 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1989 it was France ahead.

France ranks 40th and Poland ranks 42nd of 175 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Poland Difference Ahead
1980s 13.63 years 12.03 years 1.6 years France
1990s 14.93 years 12.91 years 2.02 years France
2000s 14.67 years 14.5 years 0.171 years France
2010s 15.09 years 14.96 years 0.1309 years France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, France or Poland?
France, at 15.46 years against 15.29 years in Poland as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between France and Poland?
0.17 years, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Poland?
28 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2018.
How do France and Poland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
France ranks 40th and Poland ranks 42nd 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.