Spain vs Upper middle income: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes
Spain
17.76 years
in 2018
Upper middle income
14.36 years
in 2019
Spain rank
14th
Upper middle income rank
13th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time
- Spain
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Spain currently reports 17.76 years against 14.36 years in Upper middle income, a difference of 3.4 years.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 48 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Spain ranks 14th and Upper middle income ranks 13th of 183 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.11 years | 8.79 years | 2.32 years | Spain |
| 1980s | 13.26 years | 9.59 years | 3.67 years | Spain |
| 1990s | 15.13 years | 10.23 years | 4.9 years | Spain |
| 2000s | 15.8 years | 11.86 years | 3.94 years | Spain |
| 2010s | 17.2 years | 13.61 years | 3.59 years | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Spain or Upper middle income?
- Spain, at 17.76 years against 14.36 years in Upper middle income as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Spain and Upper middle income?
- 3.4 years, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Upper middle income?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Spain and Upper middle income rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Spain ranks 14th and Upper middle income ranks 13th 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.