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
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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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.