Switzerland vs Uruguay: School life expectancy, tertiary, female

Switzerland
2.93 years
in 2018
Uruguay
2.94 years
in 2006
Switzerland rank
64th
Uruguay rank
63rd

School life expectancy, tertiary, female over time

  • Switzerland
  • Uruguay
0123197419962018

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 2.94 years against 2.93 years in Switzerland, a difference of 0.01 years.

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

Switzerland ranks 64th 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 Switzerland Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4516 years 0.8463 years 0.3947 years Uruguay
1980s 0.5729 years 1.04 years 0.4708 years Uruguay
1990s 1.5 years 2.16 years 0.6596 years Uruguay
2000s 1.82 years 2.71 years 0.8884 years Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, female, Switzerland or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 2.94 years against 2.93 years in Switzerland as of 2006.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, female between Switzerland and Uruguay?
0.01 years, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Uruguay?
14 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2006.
How do Switzerland and Uruguay rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
Switzerland ranks 64th 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.