Denmark vs Middle income: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes

Denmark
2.99 years
in 2018
Middle income
1.73 years
in 2019
Denmark rank
22nd
Middle income rank
21st

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes over time

  • Denmark
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 2.99 years against 1.73 years in Middle income, a difference of 1.26 years.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.7 times Middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Middle income ahead.

Denmark ranks 22nd and Middle income ranks 21st of 191 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5573 years 0.3736 years 0.1837 years Denmark
1980s 0.9227 years 0.5751 years 0.3476 years Denmark
1990s 2.58 years 0.6932 years 1.88 years Denmark
2000s 3.72 years 0.9511 years 2.77 years Denmark
2010s 3.05 years 1.5 years 1.55 years Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes, Denmark or Middle income?
Denmark, at 2.99 years against 1.73 years in Middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between Denmark and Middle income?
1.26 years, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Middle income?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Denmark and Middle income rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
Denmark ranks 22nd and Middle income ranks 21st of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (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, pre-primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 7,887 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.