MDG: Eastern Asia vs Puerto Rico: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

MDG: Eastern Asia
15.48 years
in 2024
Puerto Rico
16.52 years
in 2023
MDG: Eastern Asia rank
37th
Puerto Rico rank
35th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • MDG: Eastern Asia
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 16.52 years against 15.48 years in MDG: Eastern Asia, a difference of 1.04 years.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Eastern Asia's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 37th and Puerto Rico ranks 35th of 221 groups.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Eastern Asia Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
2000s 12.87 years 16.61 years 3.74 years Puerto Rico
2010s 13.46 years 16.74 years 3.28 years Puerto Rico
2020s 15.33 years 16.52 years 1.19 years Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, MDG: Eastern Asia or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 16.52 years against 15.48 years in MDG: Eastern Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between MDG: Eastern Asia and Puerto Rico?
1.04 years, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Eastern Asia and Puerto Rico?
10 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
How do MDG: Eastern Asia and Puerto Rico rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 37th and Puerto Rico ranks 35th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (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 to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
407 places, 13,852 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release