Netherlands vs Türkiye: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Netherlands
18.28 years
in 2018
Türkiye
18.7 years
in 2018
Netherlands rank
8th
Türkiye rank
5th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Netherlands
  • Türkiye
05101520197119942018

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 18.7 years against 18.28 years in Netherlands, a difference of 0.42 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 8th and Türkiye ranks 5th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Türkiye Difference Ahead
1970s 13.01 years 9.25 years 3.76 years Netherlands
1980s 14.28 years 9.7 years 4.58 years Netherlands
1990s 16.1 years 10.87 years 5.23 years Netherlands
2000s 16.59 years 13.19 years 3.4 years Netherlands
2010s 17.78 years 16.83 years 0.9513 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 Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 18.7 years against 18.28 years in Netherlands as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Netherlands and Türkiye?
0.42 years, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Türkiye?
36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Netherlands and Türkiye rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Netherlands ranks 8th and Türkiye ranks 5th 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.