Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs New Zealand: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 17.86 years against 14.48 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 3.38 years.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 31 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th and New Zealand ranks 12th of 45 groups.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.93 years | 13.5 years | 2.57 years | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 12.09 years | 13.93 years | 1.84 years | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 12.11 years | 15.61 years | 3.5 years | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 14.2 years | 17.81 years | 3.62 years | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 17.86 years against 14.48 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and New Zealand?
- 3.38 years, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and New Zealand?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and New Zealand rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th and New Zealand ranks 12th of 45 groups.
- 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.