Late-demographic dividend vs Spain: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Late-demographic dividend
14.28 years
in 2019
Spain
17.76 years
in 2018
Late-demographic dividend rank
15th
Spain rank
14th

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

  • Late-demographic dividend
  • Spain
05101520197019942019

How they compare

Spain currently reports 17.76 years against 14.28 years in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 3.48 years.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Late-demographic dividend's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Late-demographic dividend ranks 15th and Spain ranks 14th of 45 groups.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Late-demographic dividend Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 9 years 11.11 years 2.11 years Spain
1980s 9.48 years 13.26 years 3.78 years Spain
1990s 10.06 years 15.13 years 5.08 years Spain
2000s 11.74 years 15.8 years 4.06 years Spain
2010s 13.42 years 17.2 years 3.78 years Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Late-demographic dividend or Spain?
Spain, at 17.76 years against 14.28 years in Late-demographic dividend as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Late-demographic dividend and Spain?
3.48 years, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Late-demographic dividend and Spain?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Late-demographic dividend and Spain rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 15th and Spain ranks 14th of 45 groups.
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.