Least developed countries vs Uruguay: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female)
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) over time
- Least developed countries
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 16.27 years against 9.19 years in Least developed countries, a difference of 7.08 years.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.8 times Least developed countries's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Least developed countries ranks 37th and Uruguay ranks 40th of 45 groups.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Least developed countries | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.78 years | 10.98 years | 7.2 years | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 5.51 years | 14.92 years | 9.41 years | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 6.62 years | 16.03 years | 9.41 years | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Least developed countries or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 16.27 years against 9.19 years in Least developed countries as of 2006.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Least developed countries and Uruguay?
- 7.08 years, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Uruguay?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2006.
- How do Least developed countries and Uruguay rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Least developed countries ranks 37th and Uruguay ranks 40th 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.