Chile vs United States of America: School life expectancy, tertiary, female

Chile
4.72 years
in 2018
United States of America
4.59 years
in 2018
Chile rank
14th
United States of America rank
17th

School life expectancy, tertiary, female over time

  • Chile
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 4.72 years against 4.59 years in United States of America, a difference of 0.13 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United States of America ahead.

Chile ranks 14th and United States of America ranks 17th of 177 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4929 years 2.38 years 1.88 years United States of America
1980s 0.6791 years 3.12 years 2.44 years United States of America
1990s 1.37 years 4.35 years 2.98 years United States of America
2000s 2.42 years 4.33 years 1.91 years United States of America
2010s 4.33 years 4.8 years 0.473 years United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, female, Chile or United States of America?
Chile, at 4.72 years against 4.59 years in United States of America as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, female between Chile and United States of America?
0.13 years, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and United States of America?
37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Chile and United States of America rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
Chile ranks 14th and United States of America ranks 17th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, tertiary, female (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, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
222 places, 6,910 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.