Greece vs Post-demographic dividend: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Greece
19.5 years
in 2018
Post-demographic dividend
16.39 years
in 2019
Greece rank
5th
Post-demographic dividend rank
3rd

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

  • Greece
  • Post-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 19.5 years against 16.39 years in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 3.11 years.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times Post-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Post-demographic dividend ahead.

Greece ranks 5th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd of 183 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Post-demographic dividend in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 11.17 years 12.08 years 0.9117 years Post-demographic dividend
1980s 12.07 years 13.15 years 1.08 years Post-demographic dividend
1990s 13.01 years 14.58 years 1.57 years Post-demographic dividend
2000s 15.35 years 15.41 years 0.0554 years Post-demographic dividend
2010s 17.91 years 16.2 years 1.71 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 Post-demographic dividend?
Greece, at 19.5 years against 16.39 years in Post-demographic dividend as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Greece and Post-demographic dividend?
3.11 years, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Post-demographic dividend?
45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Greece and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Greece ranks 5th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd 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
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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.