Italy vs Other small states: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Italy
15.89 years
in 2018
Other small states
11.9 years
in 2015
Italy rank
29th
Other small states rank
30th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Italy
  • Other small states
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 15.89 years against 11.9 years in Other small states, a difference of 3.99 years.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times Other small states's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 29th and Other small states ranks 30th of 175 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Other small states Difference Ahead
1970s 12.46 years 8.18 years 4.29 years Italy
1980s 12.44 years 9.09 years 3.35 years Italy
1990s 13.78 years 9.64 years 4.14 years Italy
2000s 15.58 years 10.96 years 4.62 years Italy
2010s 15.88 years 11.75 years 4.13 years Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Italy or Other small states?
Italy, at 15.89 years against 11.9 years in Other small states as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Italy and Other small states?
3.99 years, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Other small states?
44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Italy and Other small states rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Italy ranks 29th and Other small states ranks 30th 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.