Portugal vs Small states: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes
Portugal
16.72 years
in 2018
Small states
12.14 years
in 2015
Portugal rank
22nd
Small states rank
26th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time
- Portugal
- Small states
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 16.72 years against 12.14 years in Small states, a difference of 4.58 years.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.4 times Small states's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 22nd and Small states ranks 26th of 183 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.09 years | 9.05 years | 1.04 years | Portugal |
| 1980s | 11.48 years | 9.58 years | 1.9 years | Portugal |
| 1990s | 14.17 years | 10.04 years | 4.13 years | Portugal |
| 2000s | 15.73 years | 11.14 years | 4.59 years | Portugal |
| 2010s | 16.39 years | 12 years | 4.4 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, Portugal or Small states?
- Portugal, at 16.72 years against 12.14 years in Small states as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Portugal and Small states?
- 4.58 years, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Small states?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
- How do Portugal and Small states rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Portugal ranks 22nd and Small states ranks 26th 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.