Malaysia vs North Macedonia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Malaysia
13.68 years
in 2017
North Macedonia
13.51 years
in 2018
Malaysia rank
87th
North Macedonia rank
90th

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

  • Malaysia
  • North Macedonia
051015197919982018

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 13.68 years against 13.51 years in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.17 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1993 it was North Macedonia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 87th and North Macedonia ranks 90th of 183 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and North Macedonia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia North Macedonia Difference Ahead
1990s 10.78 years 11.01 years 0.2306 years North Macedonia
2000s 12.45 years 11.95 years 0.4995 years Malaysia
2010s 13.31 years 13.1 years 0.2172 years Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Malaysia or North Macedonia?
Malaysia, at 13.68 years against 13.51 years in North Macedonia as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Malaysia and North Macedonia?
0.17 years, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and North Macedonia?
20 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2017.
How do Malaysia and North Macedonia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Malaysia ranks 87th and North Macedonia ranks 90th 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.