Canada vs Lower middle income: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes
Canada
16.22 years
in 2018
Lower middle income
11.07 years
in 2019
Canada rank
35th
Lower middle income rank
35th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time
- Canada
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Canada currently reports 16.22 years against 11.07 years in Lower middle income, a difference of 5.15 years.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.5 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 35th and Lower middle income ranks 35th of 183 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.75 years | 6.25 years | 7.5 years | Canada |
| 1980s | 16.05 years | 7.48 years | 8.57 years | Canada |
| 1990s | 16.77 years | 7.94 years | 8.82 years | Canada |
| 2000s | 15.37 years | 9.49 years | 5.89 years | Canada |
| 2010s | 15.76 years | 10.88 years | 4.88 years | Canada |
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 Lower middle income?
- Canada, at 16.22 years against 11.07 years in Lower middle income as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Canada and Lower middle income?
- 5.15 years, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Lower middle income?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
- How do Canada and Lower middle income rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Canada ranks 35th and Lower middle income ranks 35th 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.