Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Portugal: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
13.19 years
in 2018
Portugal
16.72 years
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
20th
Portugal rank
22nd

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Portugal
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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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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.