Small states vs Uruguay: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes
Small states
12.14 years
in 2015
Uruguay
16.84 years
in 2017
Small states rank
24th
Uruguay rank
21st
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time
- Small states
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 16.84 years against 12.14 years in Small states, a difference of 4.7 years.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.4 times Small states's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Small states ranks 24th and Uruguay ranks 21st of 43 groups.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Small states | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.15 years | 10.88 years | 1.73 years | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 9.52 years | 12.13 years | 2.62 years | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 10.06 years | 13.27 years | 3.21 years | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 11.06 years | 15.03 years | 3.96 years | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 12.01 years | 16.08 years | 4.07 years | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Small states or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 16.84 years against 12.14 years in Small states as of 2017.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Small states and Uruguay?
- 4.7 years, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and Uruguay?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2015.
- How do Small states and Uruguay rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Small states ranks 24th and Uruguay ranks 21st of 43 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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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.