Colombia vs Peru: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Colombia
14.67 years
in 2018
Peru
14.89 years
in 2017
Colombia rank
72nd
Peru rank
69th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Colombia
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 14.89 years against 14.67 years in Colombia, a difference of 0.22 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Peru ahead.

Colombia ranks 72nd and Peru ranks 69th of 175 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Peru Difference Ahead
1970s 6.7 years 7.99 years 1.29 years Peru
1980s 9.08 years 9.67 years 0.5922 years Peru
2000s 12.67 years 12.74 years 0.074 years Peru
2010s 14.7 years 14.89 years 0.1851 years Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Colombia or Peru?
Peru, at 14.89 years against 14.67 years in Colombia as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Colombia and Peru?
0.22 years, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Peru?
8 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Colombia and Peru rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Colombia ranks 72nd and Peru ranks 69th 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.