SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand vs United Kingdom: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
15.8 years
in 2024
United Kingdom
17.16 years
in 2023
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand rank
17th
United Kingdom rank
19th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 17.16 years against 15.8 years in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 1.36 years.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Kingdom ahead.

SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 17th and United Kingdom ranks 19th of 221 groups.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand United Kingdom Difference Ahead
2000s 15.28 years 15.75 years 0.4722 years United Kingdom
2010s 15.92 years 16.5 years 0.5866 years United Kingdom
2020s 15.86 years 17.09 years 1.23 years United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 17.16 years against 15.8 years in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand and United Kingdom?
1.36 years, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand and United Kingdom?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand and United Kingdom rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 17th and United Kingdom ranks 19th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (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, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,739 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release