Greece vs Ireland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male
Greece
19.55 years
in 2018
Ireland
19.26 years
in 2018
Greece rank
2nd
Ireland rank
3rd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time
- Greece
- Ireland
How they compare
Greece currently reports 19.55 years against 19.26 years in Ireland, a difference of 0.29 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 2nd and Ireland ranks 3rd of 175 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.77 years | 11.5 years | 0.2652 years | Greece |
| 1980s | 12.19 years | 11.91 years | 0.271 years | Greece |
| 1990s | 12.94 years | 13.54 years | 0.6034 years | Ireland |
| 2000s | 15.19 years | 16.54 years | 1.35 years | Ireland |
| 2010s | 18.03 years | 18.26 years | 0.2278 years | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Greece or Ireland?
- Greece, at 19.55 years against 19.26 years in Ireland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Greece and Ireland?
- 0.29 years, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Ireland?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Greece and Ireland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Greece ranks 2nd and Ireland ranks 3rd 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
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.