Colombia vs United Arab Emirates: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Colombia
14.4 years
in 2018
United Arab Emirates
14.34 years
in 2017
Colombia rank
69th
United Arab Emirates rank
70th

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

  • Colombia
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 14.4 years against 14.34 years in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.06 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 69th and United Arab Emirates ranks 70th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 9.08 years 7.97 years 1.11 years Colombia
1980s 9.16 years 9.5 years 0.3407 years United Arab Emirates
1990s 9.94 years 10.72 years 0.782 years United Arab Emirates
2010s 14.41 years 13.88 years 0.5319 years Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Colombia or United Arab Emirates?
Colombia, at 14.4 years against 14.34 years in United Arab Emirates as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Colombia and United Arab Emirates?
0.06 years, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and United Arab Emirates?
17 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2017.
How do Colombia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Colombia ranks 69th and United Arab Emirates ranks 70th 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.