Germany vs Middle income: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes
Germany
16.93 years
in 2018
Middle income
12.42 years
in 2019
Germany rank
20th
Middle income rank
24th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time
- Germany
- Middle income
How they compare
Germany currently reports 16.93 years against 12.42 years in Middle income, a difference of 4.51 years.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.4 times Middle income's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 20th and Middle income ranks 24th of 183 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.46 years | 9.04 years | 6.42 years | Germany |
| 2010s | 16.84 years | 12.21 years | 4.63 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 income?
- Germany, at 16.93 years against 12.42 years in Middle income as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Germany and Middle income?
- 4.51 years, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Middle income?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
- How do Germany and Middle income rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Germany ranks 20th and Middle income ranks 24th 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.