Greece vs OECD members: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time
- Greece
- OECD members
How they compare
Greece currently reports 19.5 years against 16.33 years in OECD members, a difference of 3.17 years.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1971 it was OECD members ahead.
Greece ranks 5th and OECD members ranks 5th of 183 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and OECD members in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.17 years | 11.34 years | 0.1709 years | OECD members |
| 1980s | 12.07 years | 12.37 years | 0.2972 years | OECD members |
| 1990s | 13.01 years | 13.59 years | 0.5826 years | OECD members |
| 2000s | 15.35 years | 14.61 years | 0.741 years | Greece |
| 2010s | 17.91 years | 15.88 years | 2.03 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, Greece or OECD members?
- Greece, at 19.5 years against 16.33 years in OECD members as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Greece and OECD members?
- 3.17 years, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and OECD members?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Greece and OECD members rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Greece ranks 5th and OECD members ranks 5th 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.