IBRD only vs United States of America: School life expectancy, tertiary, male

IBRD only
1.98 years
in 2019
United States of America
3.41 years
in 2018
IBRD only rank
18th
United States of America rank
20th

School life expectancy, tertiary, male over time

  • IBRD only
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 3.41 years against 1.98 years in IBRD only, a difference of 1.43 years.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.7 times IBRD only's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

IBRD only ranks 18th and United States of America ranks 20th of 43 groups.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade IBRD only United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4147 years 2.76 years 2.34 years United States of America
1980s 0.4971 years 2.75 years 2.26 years United States of America
1990s 0.6155 years 3.31 years 2.7 years United States of America
2000s 1.07 years 3.13 years 2.06 years United States of America
2010s 1.72 years 3.57 years 1.85 years United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, male, IBRD only or United States of America?
United States of America, at 3.41 years against 1.98 years in IBRD only as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, male between IBRD only and United States of America?
1.43 years, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and United States of America?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do IBRD only and United States of America rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
IBRD only ranks 18th and United States of America ranks 20th of 43 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

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.