Denmark vs North America: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male

Denmark
3.02 years
in 2018
North America
2.07 years
in 2019
Denmark rank
21st
North America rank
18th

School life expectancy, pre-primary, male over time

  • Denmark
  • North America
01234197119952019

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 3.02 years against 2.07 years in North America, a difference of 0.95 years.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.5 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1980 it was North America ahead.

Denmark ranks 21st and North America ranks 18th of 189 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and North America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark North America Difference Ahead
1980s 0.9219 years 1.66 years 0.7397 years North America
1990s 2.57 years 1.99 years 0.5761 years Denmark
2000s 3.72 years 2.07 years 1.65 years Denmark
2010s 3.08 years 2.07 years 1.01 years Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, male, Denmark or North America?
Denmark, at 3.02 years against 2.07 years in North America as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, male between Denmark and North America?
0.95 years, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and North America?
38 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
How do Denmark and North America rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
Denmark ranks 21st and North America ranks 18th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, 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, pre-primary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,031 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.