Switzerland vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Switzerland
16.51 years
in 2018
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
16.76 years
in 2018
Switzerland rank
21st
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
19th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
051015197119942018

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 19th of 175 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Switzerland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 16.09 years 16.35 years 0.2519 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.25 years, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
34 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2018.
How do Switzerland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Switzerland ranks 21st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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

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.