Germany vs Republic of Korea: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Germany
16.95 years
in 2018
Republic of Korea
16.94 years
in 2018
Germany rank
16th
Republic of Korea rank
17th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Germany
  • Republic of Korea
05101520197119942018

How they compare

Germany currently reports 16.95 years against 16.94 years in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 16th and Republic of Korea ranks 17th of 175 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 15.99 years 15.07 years 0.9203 years Germany
2010s 16.92 years 17.12 years 0.2061 years Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Germany or Republic of Korea?
Germany, at 16.95 years against 16.94 years in Republic of Korea as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Germany and Republic of Korea?
0.01 years, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Republic of Korea?
12 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2018.
How do Germany and Republic of Korea rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Germany ranks 16th and Republic of Korea ranks 17th 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.