Denmark vs ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes

Denmark
14.36 years
in 2024
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
12.64 years
in 2024
Denmark rank
9th
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) rank
10th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes over time

  • Denmark
  • ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
051015200020122024

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 14.36 years against 12.64 years in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), a difference of 1.72 years.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)'s.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 9th and ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 10th of 213 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) Difference Ahead
2000s 13.33 years 12.54 years 0.7923 years Denmark
2010s 14.8 years 12.75 years 2.05 years Denmark
2020s 14.57 years 12.62 years 1.95 years Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, Denmark or ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
Denmark, at 14.36 years against 12.64 years in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between Denmark and ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
1.72 years, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Denmark and ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Denmark ranks 9th and ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 10th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (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 and secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 16,437 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release