European Union vs Greece: School life expectancy, tertiary, male
School life expectancy, tertiary, male over time
- European Union
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 6.5 years against 3.01 years in European Union, a difference of 3.49 years.
That makes Greece's figure about 2.2 times European Union's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1971 it was European Union ahead.
European Union ranks 1st and Greece ranks 1st of 2 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, European Union averaged higher in 2 and Greece in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.18 years | 0.9541 years | 0.2246 years | European Union |
| 1980s | 1.32 years | 1.05 years | 0.2729 years | European Union |
| 1990s | 1.87 years | 1.88 years | 0.0101 years | Greece |
| 2000s | 2.45 years | 3.32 years | 0.8656 years | Greece |
| 2010s | 2.87 years | 5.39 years | 2.52 years | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, male, European Union or Greece?
- Greece, at 6.5 years against 3.01 years in European Union as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, male between European Union and Greece?
- 3.49 years, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Greece?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do European Union and Greece rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- European Union ranks 1st and Greece ranks 1st of 2 groups.
- 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
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.