Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Slovenia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
14.88 years
in 2019
Slovenia
17.6 years
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
13th
Slovenia rank
16th

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Slovenia
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How they compare

Slovenia currently reports 17.6 years against 14.88 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 2.72 years.

That makes Slovenia's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Slovenia ranks 16th of 45 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Slovenia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Slovenia Difference Ahead
1980s 12.11 years 11.24 years 0.8728 years Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 12.29 years 12.76 years 0.4652 years Slovenia
2000s 13.16 years 16.39 years 3.23 years Slovenia
2010s 14.33 years 17.35 years 3.02 years Slovenia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Slovenia?
Slovenia, at 17.6 years against 14.88 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Slovenia?
2.72 years, with Slovenia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Slovenia?
37 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2018.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Slovenia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Slovenia ranks 16th 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.