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

Austria
16.07 years
in 2018
Estonia
15.91 years
in 2018
Austria rank
38th
Estonia rank
41st

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

  • Austria
  • Estonia
051015197119942018

How they compare

Austria currently reports 16.07 years against 15.91 years in Estonia, a difference of 0.16 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Estonia ahead.

Austria ranks 38th and Estonia ranks 41st of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Estonia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Estonia Difference Ahead
1980s 13.37 years 13.22 years 0.1543 years Austria
1990s 14.6 years 13.03 years 1.57 years Austria
2000s 15.74 years 16.13 years 0.3925 years Estonia
2010s 16 years 16.24 years 0.2367 years Estonia

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 Estonia?
Austria, at 16.07 years against 15.91 years in Estonia as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Austria and Estonia?
0.16 years, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Estonia?
22 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2018.
How do Austria and Estonia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Austria ranks 38th and Estonia ranks 41st 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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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.