Switzerland vs World: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male
Switzerland
16.51 years
in 2018
World
12.34 years
in 2019
Switzerland rank
21st
World rank
2nd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time
- Switzerland
- World
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 16.51 years against 12.34 years in World, a difference of 4.17 years.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.3 times World's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Switzerland ranks 21st and World ranks 2nd of 175 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.17 years | 9.28 years | 3.89 years | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 13.38 years | 9.57 years | 3.81 years | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 14.84 years | 9.88 years | 4.95 years | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 15.53 years | 10.82 years | 4.71 years | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 16.12 years | 12.04 years | 4.08 years | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Switzerland or World?
- Switzerland, at 16.51 years against 12.34 years in World as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Switzerland and World?
- 4.17 years, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and World?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2018.
- How do Switzerland and World rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Switzerland ranks 21st and World ranks 2nd 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.