Portugal vs Uruguay: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes

Portugal
3.16 years
in 2018
Uruguay
3.16 years
in 2017
Portugal rank
42nd
Uruguay rank
43rd

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Portugal
  • Uruguay
0123197119942018

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 3.16 years against 3.16 years in Uruguay, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Uruguay ahead.

Portugal ranks 42nd and Uruguay ranks 43rd of 183 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5185 years 0.7694 years 0.2509 years Uruguay
1980s 0.5852 years 0.9895 years 0.4043 years Uruguay
1990s 1.62 years 1.53 years 0.0902 years Portugal
2000s 2.58 years 2.19 years 0.3847 years Portugal
2010s 3.01 years 2.98 years 0.0348 years Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, Portugal or Uruguay?
Portugal, at 3.16 years against 3.16 years in Uruguay as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Portugal and Uruguay?
0 years, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Uruguay?
29 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2017.
How do Portugal and Uruguay rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
Portugal ranks 42nd and Uruguay ranks 43rd of 183 countries.
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

Indicator
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,799 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.