Chile vs Germany: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Chile
16.83 years
in 2018
Germany
16.91 years
in 2018
Chile rank
29th
Germany rank
28th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Chile
  • Germany
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 16.91 years against 16.83 years in Chile, a difference of 0.08 years.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Chile ranks 29th and Germany ranks 28th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Germany Difference Ahead
1990s 11.64 years 15.01 years 3.37 years Germany
2010s 16.55 years 16.76 years 0.2153 years Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Chile or Germany?
Germany, at 16.91 years against 16.83 years in Chile as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Chile and Germany?
0.08 years, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Germany?
7 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do Chile and Germany rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Chile ranks 29th and Germany ranks 28th 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

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.