Canada vs Portugal: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female
Canada
16.72 years
in 2018
Portugal
16.76 years
in 2018
Canada rank
34th
Portugal rank
32nd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time
- Canada
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 16.76 years against 16.72 years in Canada, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 34th and Portugal ranks 32nd of 175 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.57 years | 10.42 years | 3.15 years | Canada |
| 1990s | 17.04 years | 15.04 years | 2.01 years | Canada |
| 2000s | 15.79 years | 16.14 years | 0.3532 years | Portugal |
| 2010s | 16.25 years | 16.47 years | 0.2227 years | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Canada or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 16.76 years against 16.72 years in Canada as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Canada and Portugal?
- 0.04 years, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Portugal?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
- How do Canada and Portugal rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Canada ranks 34th and Portugal ranks 32nd 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.