School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Brazil

Brazil: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 1.95 years in 2011. β–² Rising

Latest (2011)
1.95 years
Change on year
up 14.0%
World rank
82nd
of 183 countries
All-time high
1.95 years
in 2011
All-time low
0.8042 years
in 1999
Years of data
10
1999–2011

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Brazil, 1999–2011

00.511.521999200520111999: 0.804 years2001: 0.966 years2002: 1.1 years2003: 1.2 years2004: 1.2 years2005: 1.3 years2007: 1.5 years2008: 1.7 years2009: 1.7 years2011: 2 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 1.95 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in 2011. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is up 14.0% on the previous year and up 101.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Brazil peaked at 1.95 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.8042 years, in 1999.

That places Brazil 82nd out of 183 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8042 years 0.8042 years 0.8042 years 1
2000s 1.32 years 0.9658 years 1.71 years 8
2010s 1.95 years 1.95 years 1.95 years 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 79 Mauritius 2.03 years compare
  2. 80 Syria 2 years compare
  3. 81 Paraguay 1.98 years compare
  4. 83 Morocco 1.93 years compare
  5. 84 Indonesia 1.89 years compare
  6. 85 United Arab Emirates 1.85 years compare

See the full ranking of 228 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Brazil?
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Brazil was 1.95 years in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 1.95 years in 2011.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8042 years in 1999.
How does Brazil rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
Brazil ranks 82nd out of 183 countries with data for 2011.
Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 101.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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.