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

Canada
16.22 years
in 2018
Czechia
16.28 years
in 2018
Canada rank
35th
Czechia rank
33rd

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

  • Canada
  • Czechia
051015197119942018

How they compare

Czechia currently reports 16.28 years against 16.22 years in Canada, a difference of 0.06 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 35th and Czechia ranks 33rd of 183 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Czechia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Czechia Difference Ahead
1970s 13.75 years 12.72 years 1.03 years Canada
1980s 16.05 years 11.96 years 4.09 years Canada
1990s 16.77 years 12.41 years 4.36 years Canada
2000s 15.37 years 15.12 years 0.2557 years Canada
2010s 15.76 years 16.48 years 0.715 years Czechia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Canada or Czechia?
Czechia, at 16.28 years against 16.22 years in Canada as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Canada and Czechia?
0.06 years, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Czechia?
25 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
How do Canada and Czechia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Canada ranks 35th and Czechia ranks 33rd 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.