Latin America & Caribbean vs Netherlands: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 18.56 years against 14.91 years in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 3.65 years.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 12th and Netherlands ranks 11th of 45 groups.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.07 years | 12.36 years | 1.29 years | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 12.05 years | 13.61 years | 1.55 years | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 12.31 years | 15.99 years | 3.68 years | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 13.21 years | 16.54 years | 3.33 years | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 14.35 years | 17.98 years | 3.63 years | Netherlands |
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 or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 18.56 years against 14.91 years in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Latin America & Caribbean and Netherlands?
- 3.65 years, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Netherlands?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Netherlands rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 12th and Netherlands ranks 11th 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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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.