Canada vs Liechtenstein: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes

Canada
12.86 years
in 2018
Liechtenstein
13.01 years
in 2018
Canada rank
35th
Liechtenstein rank
32nd

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

  • Canada
  • Liechtenstein
051015197119942018

How they compare

Liechtenstein currently reports 13.01 years against 12.86 years in Canada, a difference of 0.15 years.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Liechtenstein has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 35th and Liechtenstein ranks 32nd of 197 countries.

Liechtenstein has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Liechtenstein Difference Ahead
2000s 12.03 years 12.82 years 0.7939 years Liechtenstein
2010s 12.53 years 13.13 years 0.6012 years Liechtenstein

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, Canada or Liechtenstein?
Liechtenstein, at 13.01 years against 12.86 years in Canada as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between Canada and Liechtenstein?
0.15 years, with Liechtenstein ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Liechtenstein?
13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
How do Canada and Liechtenstein rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Canada ranks 35th and Liechtenstein ranks 32nd of 197 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 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 8,554 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.