Latin America & Caribbean vs Norway: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female
Latin America & Caribbean
15.32 years
in 2019
Norway
18.82 years
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean rank
12th
Norway rank
14th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 18.82 years against 15.32 years in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 3.5 years.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 48 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 12th and Norway ranks 14th of 45 groups.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.9 years | 12.25 years | 1.35 years | Norway |
| 1980s | 12.02 years | 13.31 years | 1.29 years | Norway |
| 1990s | 12.42 years | 15.8 years | 3.38 years | Norway |
| 2000s | 13.45 years | 18.12 years | 4.68 years | Norway |
| 2010s | 14.75 years | 18.46 years | 3.7 years | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Latin America & Caribbean or Norway?
- Norway, at 18.82 years against 15.32 years in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Latin America & Caribbean and Norway?
- 3.5 years, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Norway?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Norway rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 12th and Norway ranks 14th of 45 groups.
- 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
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.