Peru vs United States: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female

Peru
11.96 years
in 2019
United States
11.99 years
in 2018
Peru rank
78th
United States rank
75th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female over time

  • Peru
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 11.99 years against 11.96 years in Peru, a difference of 0.03 years.

Across all 25 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Peru ranks 78th and United States ranks 75th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru United States Difference Ahead
1980s 9.52 years 11.66 years 2.14 years United States
1990s 10.41 years 12 years 1.59 years United States
2000s 11.1 years 11.81 years 0.7066 years United States
2010s 11.13 years 11.83 years 0.7009 years United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female, Peru or United States?
United States, at 11.99 years against 11.96 years in Peru as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female between Peru and United States?
0.03 years, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and United States?
25 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Peru and United States rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
Peru ranks 78th and United States ranks 75th 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.