Malta vs Uruguay: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes
Malta
16.58 years
in 2018
Uruguay
16.84 years
in 2017
Malta rank
24th
Uruguay rank
21st
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time
- Malta
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 16.84 years against 16.58 years in Malta, a difference of 0.26 years.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Uruguay ahead.
Malta ranks 24th and Uruguay ranks 21st of 183 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.29 years | 10.88 years | 0.4165 years | Malta |
| 1980s | 11.94 years | 12.13 years | 0.1985 years | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 13.28 years | 13.27 years | 0.0153 years | Malta |
| 2000s | 14.43 years | 15.03 years | 0.5952 years | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 15.64 years | 16.3 years | 0.6542 years | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Malta or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 16.84 years against 16.58 years in Malta as of 2017.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Malta and Uruguay?
- 0.26 years, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Uruguay?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2017.
- How do Malta and Uruguay rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Malta ranks 24th and Uruguay ranks 21st 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
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.