United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland vs Uruguay: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
17.25 years
in 2018
Uruguay
16.84 years
in 2017
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
18th
Uruguay rank
21st

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

  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • Uruguay
05101520197119942018

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 17.25 years against 16.84 years in Uruguay, a difference of 0.41 years.

Across all 27 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 18th and Uruguay ranks 21st of 183 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 12.85 years 10.88 years 1.97 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 13.09 years 12.13 years 0.9559 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 14.66 years 13.29 years 1.37 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 16.16 years 15.03 years 1.14 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 17.26 years 16.23 years 1.03 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or Uruguay?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 17.25 years against 16.84 years in Uruguay as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Uruguay?
0.41 years, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Uruguay?
27 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2017.
How do United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Uruguay rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 18th 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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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.