Chile vs Portugal: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes
Chile
16.59 years
in 2018
Portugal
16.72 years
in 2018
Chile rank
23rd
Portugal rank
22nd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time
- Chile
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 16.72 years against 16.59 years in Chile, a difference of 0.13 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 23rd and Portugal ranks 22nd of 183 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.5 years | 10.09 years | 1.41 years | Chile |
| 1980s | 11.53 years | 11.05 years | 0.4809 years | Chile |
| 1990s | 12.53 years | 14.15 years | 1.62 years | Portugal |
| 2000s | 14.16 years | 15.71 years | 1.54 years | Portugal |
| 2010s | 16 years | 16.44 years | 0.4383 years | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Chile or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 16.72 years against 16.59 years in Chile as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Chile and Portugal?
- 0.13 years, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Portugal?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Chile and Portugal rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Chile ranks 23rd and Portugal ranks 22nd 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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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.