Argentina vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Argentina
17.65 years
in 2017
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
17.25 years
in 2018
Argentina rank
15th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
18th

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

  • Argentina
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 17.65 years against 17.25 years in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.4 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Argentina ranks 15th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 18th of 183 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 11.15 years 12.7 years 1.54 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 12.2 years 13.11 years 0.9012 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 14.06 years 15.12 years 1.07 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 16.17 years 16.16 years 0.0121 years Argentina
2010s 17.24 years 16.82 years 0.4231 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Argentina, at 17.65 years against 17.25 years in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Argentina and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.4 years, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Argentina and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Argentina ranks 15th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 18th 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.