United States of America vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes

United States of America
3.99 years
in 2018
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
3.97 years
in 2009
United States of America rank
18th
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank
19th

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time

  • United States of America
  • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
01234197119942018

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 3.99 years against 3.97 years in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United States of America ahead.

United States of America ranks 18th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 19th of 183 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United States of America Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 2.53 years 0.7218 years 1.81 years United States of America
1980s 2.97 years 1.11 years 1.86 years United States of America
1990s 3.7 years 1.38 years 2.33 years United States of America
2000s 3.7 years 2.57 years 1.13 years United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, United States of America or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
United States of America, at 3.99 years against 3.97 years in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between United States of America and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
0.02 years, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
27 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2009.
How do United States of America and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
United States of America ranks 18th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 19th 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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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.