Caribbean Small States vs Puerto Rico: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Caribbean Small States
13.31 years
in 2016
Puerto Rico
17.99 years
in 2018
Caribbean Small States rank
20th
Puerto Rico rank
17th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Caribbean Small States
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 17.99 years against 13.31 years in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 4.68 years.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.4 times Caribbean Small States's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Caribbean Small States ranks 20th and Puerto Rico ranks 17th of 45 groups.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Caribbean Small States Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
2000s 13.54 years 17.57 years 4.02 years Puerto Rico
2010s 13.37 years 17.13 years 3.76 years Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Caribbean Small States or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 17.99 years against 13.31 years in Caribbean Small States as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Caribbean Small States and Puerto Rico?
4.68 years, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Puerto Rico?
8 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2016.
How do Caribbean Small States and Puerto Rico rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Caribbean Small States ranks 20th and Puerto Rico ranks 17th 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.