Least developed countries vs United States of America: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Least developed countries
10.06 years
in 2019
United States of America
15.67 years
in 2018
Least developed countries rank
37th
United States of America rank
35th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Least developed countries
  • United States of America
57.51012.515197019942019

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 15.67 years against 10.06 years in Least developed countries, a difference of 5.61 years.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.6 times Least developed countries's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Least developed countries ranks 37th and United States of America ranks 35th of 45 groups.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Least developed countries United States of America Difference Ahead
1980s 6.18 years 14.16 years 7.99 years United States of America
1990s 6.38 years 15.36 years 8.98 years United States of America
2000s 8.35 years 15.02 years 6.67 years United States of America
2010s 9.83 years 15.54 years 5.71 years United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Least developed countries or United States of America?
United States of America, at 15.67 years against 10.06 years in Least developed countries as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Least developed countries and United States of America?
5.61 years, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and United States of America?
33 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Least developed countries and United States of America rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Least developed countries ranks 37th and United States of America ranks 35th 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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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.