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

Austria
16.07 years
in 2018
Poland
16.03 years
in 2018
Austria rank
38th
Poland rank
40th

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

  • Austria
  • Poland
051015197119942018

How they compare

Austria currently reports 16.07 years against 16.03 years in Poland, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 38th and Poland ranks 40th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Poland Difference Ahead
1970s 11.96 years 11.36 years 0.5982 years Austria
1980s 12.85 years 12.03 years 0.8258 years Austria
1990s 14.64 years 13.01 years 1.64 years Austria
2000s 15.74 years 15.01 years 0.7259 years Austria
2010s 16 years 15.75 years 0.243 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 Poland?
Austria, at 16.07 years against 16.03 years in Poland as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Austria and Poland?
0.04 years, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Poland?
30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Austria and Poland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Austria ranks 38th and Poland ranks 40th 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.