Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Switzerland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
13.36 years
in 2018
Switzerland
16.51 years
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
19th
Switzerland rank
21st

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 16.51 years against 13.36 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 3.15 years.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th and Switzerland ranks 21st of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 9.65 years 13.17 years 3.53 years Switzerland
1980s 10.29 years 13.38 years 3.09 years Switzerland
1990s 10.79 years 14.84 years 4.04 years Switzerland
2000s 11.83 years 15.53 years 3.7 years Switzerland
2010s 13.05 years 16.12 years 3.07 years Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 16.51 years against 13.36 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Switzerland?
3.15 years, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Switzerland?
39 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2018.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Switzerland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th and Switzerland ranks 21st 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.