Canada vs New Zealand: School life expectancy, primary, female
School life expectancy, primary, female over time
- Canada
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 6.08 years against 6.08 years in Canada, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1971 it was New Zealand ahead.
Canada ranks 96th and New Zealand ranks 95th of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.94 years | 6.39 years | 0.4462 years | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 6.14 years | 6.22 years | 0.0868 years | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 6.11 years | 6.06 years | 0.0465 years | Canada |
| 2000s | 5.91 years | 5.99 years | 0.0799 years | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 6.04 years | 5.97 years | 0.0766 years | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, female, Canada or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 6.08 years against 6.08 years in Canada as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between Canada and New Zealand?
- 0 years, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and New Zealand?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Canada and New Zealand rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Canada ranks 96th and New Zealand ranks 95th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, female (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.