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

Canada
16.22 years
in 2018
Israel
16.13 years
in 2018
Canada rank
35th
Israel rank
37th

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

  • Canada
  • Israel
051015197319952018

How they compare

Canada currently reports 16.22 years against 16.13 years in Israel, a difference of 0.09 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 35th and Israel ranks 37th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Israel in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Israel Difference Ahead
1980s 16.05 years 13.11 years 2.94 years Canada
1990s 16.77 years 13.77 years 3 years Canada
2000s 15.37 years 15.72 years 0.343 years Israel
2010s 15.76 years 16.13 years 0.3667 years Israel

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 Israel?
Canada, at 16.22 years against 16.13 years in Israel as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Canada and Israel?
0.09 years, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Israel?
21 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2018.
How do Canada and Israel rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Canada ranks 35th and Israel ranks 37th 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.