Europe & Central Asia vs Greece: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time
- Europe & Central Asia
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 19.5 years against 16.08 years in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 3.42 years.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times Europe & Central Asia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 7th and Greece ranks 5th of 45 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia averaged higher in 2 and Greece in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.91 years | 11.17 years | 0.7388 years | Europe & Central Asia |
| 1980s | 12.27 years | 12.07 years | 0.1988 years | Europe & Central Asia |
| 1990s | 12.88 years | 13.01 years | 0.1302 years | Greece |
| 2000s | 14.24 years | 15.35 years | 1.12 years | Greece |
| 2010s | 15.55 years | 17.91 years | 2.36 years | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Europe & Central Asia or Greece?
- Greece, at 19.5 years against 16.08 years in Europe & Central Asia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Europe & Central Asia and Greece?
- 3.42 years, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Greece?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Europe & Central Asia and Greece rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 7th and Greece ranks 5th of 45 groups.
- 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.