Norway vs Spain: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Norway
18.12 years
in 2018
Spain
17.76 years
in 2018
Norway rank
13th
Spain rank
14th

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

  • Norway
  • Spain
05101520197119942018

How they compare

Norway currently reports 18.12 years against 17.76 years in Spain, a difference of 0.36 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 13th and Spain ranks 14th of 183 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 12.43 years 11.11 years 1.32 years Norway
1980s 13.13 years 13.26 years 0.1355 years Spain
1990s 15.52 years 15.13 years 0.3892 years Norway
2000s 17.42 years 15.8 years 1.62 years Norway
2010s 17.77 years 17.2 years 0.5714 years Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Norway or Spain?
Norway, at 18.12 years against 17.76 years in Spain as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Norway and Spain?
0.36 years, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Spain?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Norway and Spain rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Norway ranks 13th and Spain ranks 14th 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

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.