Austria vs Canada: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Austria
16.07 years
in 2018
Canada
16.22 years
in 2018
Austria rank
38th
Canada rank
35th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Austria
  • Canada
051015197119942018

How they compare

Canada currently reports 16.22 years against 16.07 years in Austria, a difference of 0.15 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Canada ahead.

Austria ranks 38th and Canada ranks 35th of 183 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Canada in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Canada Difference Ahead
1970s 12.12 years 13.75 years 1.63 years Canada
1980s 13.37 years 16.05 years 2.68 years Canada
1990s 14.6 years 16.87 years 2.27 years Canada
2000s 15.74 years 15.2 years 0.5372 years Austria
2010s 16 years 15.76 years 0.2397 years Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Austria or Canada?
Canada, at 16.22 years against 16.07 years in Austria as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Austria and Canada?
0.15 years, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Canada?
23 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
How do Austria and Canada rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Austria ranks 38th and Canada ranks 35th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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 to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,038 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.