Bulgaria vs Switzerland: School life expectancy, tertiary, male

Bulgaria
2.82 years
in 2018
Switzerland
2.83 years
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
40th
Switzerland rank
39th

School life expectancy, tertiary, male over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 2.83 years against 2.82 years in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Switzerland ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 40th and Switzerland ranks 39th of 177 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7877 years 1.21 years 0.418 years Switzerland
1980s 0.815 years 1.4 years 0.5867 years Switzerland
1990s 1.47 years 1.91 years 0.4437 years Switzerland
2000s 2.02 years 2.28 years 0.2665 years Switzerland
2010s 2.73 years 2.69 years 0.0413 years Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, male, Bulgaria or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 2.83 years against 2.82 years in Bulgaria as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, male between Bulgaria and Switzerland?
0.01 years, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Switzerland?
41 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Switzerland rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
Bulgaria ranks 40th and Switzerland ranks 39th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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, tertiary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
222 places, 6,910 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.