Korea vs Puerto Rico: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Korea
16.49 years
in 2018
Puerto Rico
16.42 years
in 2018
Korea rank
27th
Puerto Rico rank
29th

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

  • Korea
  • Puerto Rico
051015197119942018

How they compare

Korea currently reports 16.49 years against 16.42 years in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.07 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Korea ahead.

Korea ranks 27th and Puerto Rico ranks 29th of 183 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
2000s 16.78 years 16.44 years 0.3402 years Korea
2010s 16.67 years 15.96 years 0.7104 years Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Korea or Puerto Rico?
Korea, at 16.49 years against 16.42 years in Puerto Rico as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Korea and Puerto Rico?
0.07 years, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Puerto Rico?
9 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2018.
How do Korea and Puerto Rico rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Korea ranks 27th and Puerto Rico ranks 29th 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

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.