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

Italy
16.48 years
in 2018
Uruguay
16.27 years
in 2006
Italy rank
37th
Uruguay rank
40th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Italy
  • Uruguay
051015197119942018

How they compare

Italy currently reports 16.48 years against 16.27 years in Uruguay, a difference of 0.21 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 37th and Uruguay ranks 40th of 175 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 11.85 years 10.98 years 0.8746 years Italy
1990s 15.13 years 14.92 years 0.2153 years Italy
2000s 16.04 years 16.03 years 0.0124 years Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Italy or Uruguay?
Italy, at 16.48 years against 16.27 years in Uruguay as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Italy and Uruguay?
0.21 years, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Uruguay?
10 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2006.
How do Italy and Uruguay rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Italy ranks 37th 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.