Canada vs Latvia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes
Canada
16.22 years
in 2018
Latvia
16.23 years
in 2018
Canada rank
35th
Latvia rank
34th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time
- Canada
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 16.23 years against 16.22 years in Canada, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 35th and Latvia ranks 34th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.05 years | 13.63 years | 2.42 years | Canada |
| 1990s | 16.77 years | 12.33 years | 4.44 years | Canada |
| 2000s | 15.37 years | 15.33 years | 0.0388 years | Canada |
| 2010s | 15.76 years | 15.81 years | 0.0481 years | Latvia |
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 Latvia?
- Latvia, at 16.23 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 Latvia?
- 0.01 years, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Latvia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2018.
- How do Canada and Latvia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Canada ranks 35th and Latvia ranks 34th 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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About this data
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.