Ecuador vs Peru: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes

Ecuador
12.3 years
in 2018
Peru
12.26 years
in 2019
Ecuador rank
59th
Peru rank
61st

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

  • Ecuador
  • Peru
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 12.3 years against 12.26 years in Peru, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Peru ahead.

Ecuador ranks 59th and Peru ranks 61st of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Peru Difference Ahead
1970s 8.51 years 8.85 years 0.3488 years Peru
1980s 10.6 years 9.9 years 0.6953 years Ecuador
1990s 10.59 years 10.44 years 0.1494 years Ecuador
2000s 10.54 years 11.12 years 0.58 years Peru
2010s 12.66 years 11.2 years 1.47 years Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, Ecuador or Peru?
Ecuador, at 12.3 years against 12.26 years in Peru as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between Ecuador and Peru?
0.04 years, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Peru?
43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Ecuador and Peru rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Ecuador ranks 59th and Peru ranks 61st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 8,554 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.