Estonia vs Greece: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Estonia
9.02 years
in 2018
Greece
8.99 years
in 2018
Estonia rank
104th
Greece rank
107th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Estonia
  • Greece
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How they compare

Estonia currently reports 9.02 years against 8.99 years in Greece, a difference of 0.03 years.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.

Estonia ranks 104th and Greece ranks 107th of 188 countries.

Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Greece Difference Ahead
1990s 8.77 years 8.49 years 0.277 years Estonia
2000s 9.17 years 8.78 years 0.3977 years Estonia
2010s 9.13 years 8.94 years 0.1927 years Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Estonia or Greece?
Estonia, at 9.02 years against 8.99 years in Greece as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Estonia and Greece?
0.03 years, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Greece?
20 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2018.
How do Estonia and Greece rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Estonia ranks 104th and Greece ranks 107th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,584 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels 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.