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

Austria
16.07 years
in 2018
Low income
9.08 years
in 2016
Austria rank
38th
Low income rank
43rd

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

  • Austria
  • Low income
57.51012.515197019942018

How they compare

Austria currently reports 16.07 years against 9.08 years in Low income, a difference of 6.99 years.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.8 times Low income's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 38th and Low income ranks 43rd of 183 countries.

Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Low income Difference Ahead
1970s 11.96 years 4.65 years 7.31 years Austria
1980s 12.85 years 5.36 years 7.49 years Austria
1990s 14.64 years 5.4 years 9.25 years Austria
2000s 15.74 years 8.4 years 7.34 years Austria
2010s 15.98 years 8.99 years 6.99 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 Low income?
Austria, at 16.07 years against 9.08 years in Low income as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Austria and Low income?
6.99 years, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Low income?
30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Austria and Low income rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Austria ranks 38th and Low income ranks 43rd 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.