Puerto Rico vs United States of America: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Puerto Rico
16.42 years
in 2018
United States of America
16.28 years
in 2018
Puerto Rico rank
29th
United States of America rank
32nd

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

  • Puerto Rico
  • United States of America
051015197119942018

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 16.42 years against 16.28 years in United States of America, a difference of 0.14 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 29th and United States of America ranks 32nd of 183 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 16.44 years 16.05 years 0.3857 years Puerto Rico
2010s 15.96 years 16.17 years 0.2145 years United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Puerto Rico or United States of America?
Puerto Rico, at 16.42 years against 16.28 years in United States of America as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Puerto Rico and United States of America?
0.14 years, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and United States of America?
9 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2018.
How do Puerto Rico and United States of America rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Puerto Rico ranks 29th and United States of America ranks 32nd 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

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.