North America vs Norway: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male over time
- North America
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 14.1 years against 12.12 years in North America, a difference of 1.98 years.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Norway ahead.
North America ranks 8th and Norway ranks 10th of 43 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.54 years | 11.49 years | 0.0484 years | North America |
| 1990s | 11.98 years | 12.93 years | 0.9499 years | Norway |
| 2000s | 11.79 years | 13.79 years | 2 years | Norway |
| 2010s | 11.9 years | 13.89 years | 2 years | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male, North America or Norway?
- Norway, at 14.1 years against 12.12 years in North America as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male between North America and Norway?
- 1.98 years, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Norway?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
- How do North America and Norway rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- North America ranks 8th and Norway ranks 10th of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.