Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Portugal: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 16.72 years against 13.19 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 3.53 years.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th and Portugal ranks 22nd of 45 groups.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.16 years | 10.09 years | 2.93 years | Portugal |
| 1980s | 8.91 years | 11.48 years | 2.57 years | Portugal |
| 1990s | 9.83 years | 14.17 years | 4.34 years | Portugal |
| 2000s | 11.35 years | 15.73 years | 4.37 years | Portugal |
| 2010s | 12.8 years | 16.44 years | 3.65 years | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 16.72 years against 13.19 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Portugal?
- 3.53 years, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Portugal?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Portugal rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th and Portugal ranks 22nd 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.