Netherlands vs North America: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Netherlands
18.28 years
in 2018
North America
15.76 years
in 2019
Netherlands rank
8th
North America rank
7th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Netherlands
  • North America
05101520197119952019

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 18.28 years against 15.76 years in North America, a difference of 2.52 years.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1980 it was North America ahead.

Netherlands ranks 8th and North America ranks 7th of 175 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and North America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands North America Difference Ahead
1980s 13.9 years 14.49 years 0.5927 years North America
1990s 16.28 years 15.43 years 0.8455 years Netherlands
2000s 16.61 years 15.04 years 1.56 years Netherlands
2010s 17.78 years 15.53 years 2.25 years Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Netherlands or North America?
Netherlands, at 18.28 years against 15.76 years in North America as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Netherlands and North America?
2.52 years, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and North America?
37 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
How do Netherlands and North America rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Netherlands ranks 8th and North America ranks 7th 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.