Greece vs New Zealand: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Greece
19.5 years
in 2018
New Zealand
18.88 years
in 2018
Greece rank
5th
New Zealand rank
8th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Greece
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 19.5 years against 18.88 years in New Zealand, a difference of 0.62 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was New Zealand ahead.

Greece ranks 5th and New Zealand ranks 8th of 183 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece New Zealand Difference Ahead
1970s 11.13 years 13.26 years 2.13 years New Zealand
1980s 12.07 years 13.81 years 1.74 years New Zealand
1990s 12.77 years 15.84 years 3.07 years New Zealand
2010s 18.5 years 18.7 years 0.1994 years New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Greece or New Zealand?
Greece, at 19.5 years against 18.88 years in New Zealand as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Greece and New Zealand?
0.62 years, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and New Zealand?
30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Greece and New Zealand rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Greece ranks 5th and New Zealand ranks 8th 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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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,038 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.