Argentina vs Spain: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Argentina
17.65 years
in 2017
Spain
17.76 years
in 2018
Argentina rank
15th
Spain rank
14th

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

  • Argentina
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 17.76 years against 17.65 years in Argentina, a difference of 0.11 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 15th and Spain ranks 14th of 183 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 11.15 years 11.11 years 0.0404 years Argentina
1980s 12.2 years 13.07 years 0.8683 years Spain
1990s 13.82 years 15.23 years 1.41 years Spain
2000s 16.17 years 15.8 years 0.3676 years Argentina
2010s 17.29 years 17.13 years 0.1675 years Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Argentina or Spain?
Spain, at 17.76 years against 17.65 years in Argentina as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Argentina and Spain?
0.11 years, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Spain?
38 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Argentina and Spain rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Argentina ranks 15th and Spain ranks 14th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 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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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,038 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.