France vs Uruguay: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

France
16.14 years
in 2018
Uruguay
16.27 years
in 2006
France rank
41st
Uruguay rank
40th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • France
  • Uruguay
051015197919982018

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 16.27 years against 16.14 years in France, a difference of 0.13 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1979 it was France ahead.

France ranks 41st and Uruguay ranks 40th of 175 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 12.69 years 10.98 years 1.71 years France
1990s 15.6 years 14.92 years 0.6858 years France
2000s 15.11 years 16.03 years 0.9167 years Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, France or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 16.27 years against 16.14 years in France as of 2006.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between France and Uruguay?
0.13 years, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Uruguay?
10 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2006.
How do France and Uruguay rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
France ranks 41st and Uruguay ranks 40th 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.