Austria vs Germany: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes over time
- Austria
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 4.14 years against 4.13 years in Austria, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 177th and Germany ranks 176th of 199 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.13 years | 4.09 years | 0.0428 years | Austria |
| 2000s | 4.03 years | 4.1 years | 0.0783 years | Germany |
| 2010s | 4.05 years | 4.06 years | 0.0176 years | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, Austria or Germany?
- Germany, at 4.14 years against 4.13 years in Austria as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between Austria and Germany?
- 0.01 years, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Germany?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
- How do Austria and Germany rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Austria ranks 177th and Germany ranks 176th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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
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.