United States vs World: School life expectancy, tertiary, male
School life expectancy, tertiary, male over time
- United States
- World
How they compare
United States currently reports 3.41 years against 1.75 years in World, a difference of 1.66 years.
That makes United States's figure about 1.9 times World's.
Across all 46 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
United States ranks 20th and World ranks 2nd of 177 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.76 years | 0.6 years | 2.16 years | United States |
| 1980s | 2.75 years | 0.6612 years | 2.09 years | United States |
| 1990s | 3.31 years | 0.7713 years | 2.54 years | United States |
| 2000s | 3.13 years | 1.11 years | 2.01 years | United States |
| 2010s | 3.57 years | 1.59 years | 1.98 years | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, male, United States or World?
- United States, at 3.41 years against 1.75 years in World as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, male between United States and World?
- 1.66 years, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and World?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do United States and World rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- United States ranks 20th and World ranks 2nd 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
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.