Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs United States: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 3.99 years against 2.56 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 1.43 years.
That makes United States's figure about 1.6 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 47 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 15th and United States ranks 18th of 45 groups.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6298 years | 2.54 years | 1.92 years | United States |
| 1980s | 0.8406 years | 2.97 years | 2.13 years | United States |
| 1990s | 0.9484 years | 3.74 years | 2.8 years | United States |
| 2000s | 1.53 years | 3.68 years | 2.15 years | United States |
| 2010s | 2.3 years | 4.18 years | 1.88 years | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or United States?
- United States, at 3.99 years against 2.56 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and United States?
- 1.43 years, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and United States?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and United States rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 15th and United States ranks 18th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.