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

Chile
16.83 years
in 2018
Portugal
16.76 years
in 2018
Chile rank
29th
Portugal rank
32nd

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Chile
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 16.83 years against 16.76 years in Portugal, a difference of 0.07 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 29th and Portugal ranks 32nd of 175 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 11.35 years 9.89 years 1.47 years Chile
1980s 11.45 years 10.78 years 0.6646 years Chile
1990s 12.32 years 15.55 years 3.23 years Portugal
2000s 14.06 years 16.08 years 2.02 years Portugal
2010s 16.18 years 16.47 years 0.292 years Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Chile or Portugal?
Chile, at 16.83 years against 16.76 years in Portugal as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Chile and Portugal?
0.07 years, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Portugal?
30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Chile and Portugal rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Chile ranks 29th 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

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.