Other small states vs Puerto Rico: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Other small states
11.93 years
in 2015
Puerto Rico
16.42 years
in 2018
Other small states rank
28th
Puerto Rico rank
29th

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

  • Other small states
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 16.42 years against 11.93 years in Other small states, a difference of 4.49 years.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.4 times Other small states's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Other small states ranks 28th and Puerto Rico ranks 29th of 45 groups.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Other small states Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
2000s 11.45 years 16.44 years 4.99 years Puerto Rico
2010s 11.72 years 15.9 years 4.18 years Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Other small states or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 16.42 years against 11.93 years in Other small states as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Other small states and Puerto Rico?
4.49 years, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Other small states and Puerto Rico?
7 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2015.
How do Other small states and Puerto Rico rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Other small states ranks 28th and Puerto Rico ranks 29th 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.