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

Caribbean Small States
13.31 years
in 2016
Spain
18.21 years
in 2018
Caribbean Small States rank
19th
Spain rank
16th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Caribbean Small States
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 18.21 years against 13.31 years in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 4.9 years.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Caribbean Small States ahead.

Caribbean Small States ranks 19th and Spain ranks 16th of 43 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Caribbean Small States averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Caribbean Small States Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 11.17 years 10.69 years 0.4758 years Caribbean Small States
1980s 11.64 years 13.39 years 1.75 years Spain
1990s 12.01 years 15.52 years 3.51 years Spain
2000s 12.82 years 16.27 years 3.45 years Spain
2010s 13.37 years 17.41 years 4.04 years Spain

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 Spain?
Spain, at 18.21 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 Spain?
4.9 years, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Spain?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Caribbean Small States and Spain rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Caribbean Small States ranks 19th and Spain ranks 16th of 43 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.