Caribbean Small States vs Chile: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Caribbean Small States
12.74 years
in 2016
Chile
16.59 years
in 2018
Caribbean Small States rank
23rd
Chile rank
23rd

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

  • Caribbean Small States
  • Chile
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 16.59 years against 12.74 years in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 3.85 years.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.3 times Caribbean Small States's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Caribbean Small States ahead.

Caribbean Small States ranks 23rd and Chile ranks 23rd of 45 groups.

Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Caribbean Small States Chile Difference Ahead
1970s 10.92 years 11.36 years 0.4435 years Chile
1980s 11.31 years 11.5 years 0.1903 years Chile
1990s 11.67 years 12.53 years 0.8601 years Chile
2000s 12.35 years 14.16 years 1.81 years Chile
2010s 12.73 years 15.86 years 3.13 years Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Caribbean Small States or Chile?
Chile, at 16.59 years against 12.74 years in Caribbean Small States as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Caribbean Small States and Chile?
3.85 years, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Chile?
38 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Caribbean Small States and Chile rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Caribbean Small States ranks 23rd and Chile ranks 23rd of 45 groups.
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.