Norway vs Uruguay: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female

Norway
13.81 years
in 2018
Uruguay
13.98 years
in 2018
Norway rank
16th
Uruguay rank
13th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female over time

  • Norway
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 13.98 years against 13.81 years in Norway, a difference of 0.17 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 16th and Uruguay ranks 13th of 193 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 11.46 years 10.58 years 0.8767 years Norway
1990s 13.5 years 12.29 years 1.22 years Norway
2000s 13.82 years 13.02 years 0.7914 years Norway
2010s 13.77 years 13.74 years 0.0271 years Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female, Norway or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 13.98 years against 13.81 years in Norway as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female between Norway and Uruguay?
0.17 years, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Uruguay?
22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Norway and Uruguay rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
Norway ranks 16th and Uruguay ranks 13th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (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 secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,783 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.