Chile vs Uruguay: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Chile
16.59 years
in 2018
Uruguay
16.84 years
in 2017
Chile rank
23rd
Uruguay rank
21st

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

  • Chile
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 16.84 years against 16.59 years in Chile, a difference of 0.25 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 23rd and Uruguay ranks 21st of 183 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 11.6 years 10.88 years 0.7194 years Chile
1980s 11.33 years 11.88 years 0.5493 years Uruguay
1990s 12.73 years 13.38 years 0.6532 years Uruguay
2000s 14.07 years 15.07 years 0.9949 years Uruguay
2010s 16.11 years 16.3 years 0.1803 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, Chile or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 16.84 years against 16.59 years in Chile as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Chile and Uruguay?
0.25 years, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Uruguay?
24 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2017.
How do Chile and Uruguay rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Chile ranks 23rd and Uruguay ranks 21st 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.