Portugal vs Uruguay: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes
Portugal
16.72 years
in 2018
Uruguay
16.84 years
in 2017
Portugal rank
22nd
Uruguay rank
21st
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time
- Portugal
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 16.84 years against 16.72 years in Portugal, a difference of 0.12 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Uruguay ahead.
Portugal ranks 22nd and Uruguay ranks 21st of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.31 years | 10.88 years | 0.5694 years | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 13.96 years | 13.27 years | 0.6961 years | Portugal |
| 2000s | 15.69 years | 15.03 years | 0.6671 years | Portugal |
| 2010s | 16.46 years | 16.3 years | 0.1624 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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 16.84 years against 16.72 years in Portugal as of 2017.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Portugal and Uruguay?
- 0.12 years, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Uruguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2017.
- How do Portugal and Uruguay rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Portugal ranks 22nd 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.