Australia vs Norway: School life expectancy, primary, male

Australia
7.03 years
in 2018
Norway
7.01 years
in 2018
Australia rank
41st
Norway rank
42nd

School life expectancy, primary, male over time

  • Australia
  • Norway
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 7.03 years against 7.01 years in Norway, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 41st and Norway ranks 42nd of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Norway Difference Ahead
1970s 6.61 years 6.04 years 0.5712 years Australia
1980s 6.45 years 5.89 years 0.5608 years Australia
1990s 6.72 years 6.17 years 0.5519 years Australia
2000s 7.13 years 6.96 years 0.1626 years Australia
2010s 7.27 years 6.99 years 0.2743 years Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, male, Australia or Norway?
Australia, at 7.03 years against 7.01 years in Norway as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between Australia and Norway?
0.02 years, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Norway?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Australia and Norway rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
Australia ranks 41st and Norway ranks 42nd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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, primary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 9,331 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.