Switzerland vs United Kingdom: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data)
Switzerland
16.51 years
in 2018
United Kingdom
16.76 years
in 2018
Switzerland rank
21st
United Kingdom rank
19th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data) over time
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 16.76 years against 16.51 years in Switzerland, a difference of 0.25 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 21st and United Kingdom ranks 19th of 175 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.17 years | 13.05 years | 0.1222 years | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 13.38 years | 13.21 years | 0.177 years | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 14.71 years | 14.54 years | 0.172 years | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 15.53 years | 15.72 years | 0.1892 years | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 16.09 years | 16.35 years | 0.2519 years | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Switzerland or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 16.76 years against 16.51 years in Switzerland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Switzerland and United Kingdom?
- 0.25 years, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United Kingdom?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2018.
- How do Switzerland and United Kingdom rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Switzerland ranks 21st and United Kingdom ranks 19th 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
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.