Colombia vs Uruguay: School life expectancy, tertiary, female

Colombia
3.08 years
in 2018
Uruguay
2.94 years
in 2006
Colombia rank
60th
Uruguay rank
63rd

School life expectancy, tertiary, female over time

  • Colombia
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 3.08 years against 2.94 years in Uruguay, a difference of 0.14 years.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 60th and Uruguay ranks 63rd of 177 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2935 years 0.7326 years 0.4391 years Uruguay
1980s 0.4371 years 0.969 years 0.5318 years Uruguay
1990s 1.19 years 2.16 years 0.9674 years Uruguay
2000s 1.44 years 2.69 years 1.24 years Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, female, Colombia or Uruguay?
Colombia, at 3.08 years against 2.94 years in Uruguay as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, female between Colombia and Uruguay?
0.14 years, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Uruguay?
14 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2006.
How do Colombia and Uruguay rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
Colombia ranks 60th and Uruguay ranks 63rd 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.