Lithuania vs Portugal: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Lithuania
16.57 years
in 2018
Portugal
16.72 years
in 2018
Lithuania rank
25th
Portugal rank
22nd

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

  • Lithuania
  • Portugal
051015197119942018

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 16.72 years against 16.57 years in Lithuania, a difference of 0.15 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Lithuania ahead.

Lithuania ranks 25th and Portugal ranks 22nd of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania Portugal Difference Ahead
1980s 13.35 years 11.59 years 1.76 years Lithuania
1990s 12.55 years 14.17 years 1.63 years Portugal
2000s 16.01 years 15.73 years 0.287 years Lithuania
2010s 16.62 years 16.44 years 0.1725 years Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Lithuania or Portugal?
Portugal, at 16.72 years against 16.57 years in Lithuania as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Lithuania and Portugal?
0.15 years, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Portugal?
29 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2018.
How do Lithuania and Portugal rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Lithuania ranks 25th and Portugal ranks 22nd 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.