Italy vs Small states: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data)

Italy
15.89 years
in 2018
Small states
12.01 years
in 2015
Italy rank
29th
Small states rank
27th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data) over time

  • Italy
  • Small states
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 15.89 years against 12.01 years in Small states, a difference of 3.88 years.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times Small states's.

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

Italy ranks 29th and Small states ranks 27th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Small states Difference Ahead
1970s 12.46 years 9.14 years 3.32 years Italy
1980s 12.44 years 9.71 years 2.74 years Italy
1990s 13.78 years 10.15 years 3.63 years Italy
2000s 15.58 years 11.19 years 4.39 years Italy
2010s 15.88 years 11.9 years 3.98 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 Small states?
Italy, at 15.89 years against 12.01 years in Small states as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Italy and Small states?
3.88 years, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Small states?
44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Italy and Small states rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Italy ranks 29th and Small states ranks 27th 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.