Germany vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time
- Germany
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Germany currently reports 16.93 years against 12.91 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 4.02 years.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 20th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 21st of 183 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.46 years | 9.72 years | 5.74 years | Germany |
| 2010s | 16.84 years | 12.66 years | 4.18 years | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Germany or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Germany, at 16.93 years against 12.91 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Germany and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 4.02 years, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
- How do Germany and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Germany ranks 20th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 21st 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.