Argentina vs Latin America & Caribbean: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time
- Argentina
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 18.91 years against 15.32 years in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 3.59 years.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 11th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 12th of 175 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.11 years | 10.85 years | 0.2672 years | Argentina |
| 1980s | 12.37 years | 11.97 years | 0.3946 years | Argentina |
| 1990s | 15.69 years | 12.93 years | 2.76 years | Argentina |
| 2000s | 16.97 years | 13.45 years | 3.52 years | Argentina |
| 2010s | 18.43 years | 14.69 years | 3.74 years | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Argentina or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Argentina, at 18.91 years against 15.32 years in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2017.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Argentina and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 3.59 years, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
- How do Argentina and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Argentina ranks 11th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 12th of 175 countries.
- 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.