Caribbean Small States vs Uruguay: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time
- Caribbean Small States
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 16.84 years against 12.74 years in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 4.1 years.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.3 times Caribbean Small States's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Uruguay ahead.
Caribbean Small States ranks 23rd and Uruguay ranks 21st of 45 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Caribbean Small States averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean Small States | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.92 years | 10.88 years | 0.0471 years | Caribbean Small States |
| 1980s | 11.16 years | 12.13 years | 0.9712 years | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 11.7 years | 13.27 years | 1.57 years | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 12.24 years | 15.03 years | 2.78 years | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 12.68 years | 16.19 years | 3.5 years | Uruguay |
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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 16.84 years against 12.74 years in Caribbean Small States as of 2017.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Caribbean Small States and Uruguay?
- 4.1 years, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Uruguay?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2016.
- How do Caribbean Small States and Uruguay rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 23rd and Uruguay ranks 21st 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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About this data
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.