Arab World vs Portugal: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female
Arab World
11.48 years
in 2018
Portugal
16.76 years
in 2018
Arab World rank
32nd
Portugal rank
32nd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time
- Arab World
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 16.76 years against 11.48 years in Arab World, a difference of 5.28 years.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.5 times Arab World's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Arab World ranks 32nd and Portugal ranks 32nd of 45 groups.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Arab World | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.1 years | 9.8 years | 4.71 years | Portugal |
| 1980s | 6.56 years | 10.78 years | 4.22 years | Portugal |
| 1990s | 7.93 years | 15.04 years | 7.11 years | Portugal |
| 2000s | 9.54 years | 16.11 years | 6.57 years | Portugal |
| 2010s | 10.94 years | 16.47 years | 5.54 years | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Arab World or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 16.76 years against 11.48 years in Arab World as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Arab World and Portugal?
- 5.28 years, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Portugal?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Arab World and Portugal rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Arab World ranks 32nd and Portugal ranks 32nd of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to 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
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.