Portugal vs South Asia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female
Portugal
16.76 years
in 2018
South Asia
11.07 years
in 2019
Portugal rank
32nd
South Asia rank
33rd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time
- Portugal
- South Asia
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 16.76 years against 11.07 years in South Asia, a difference of 5.69 years.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.5 times South Asia's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 32nd and South Asia ranks 33rd of 175 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.8 years | 4.06 years | 5.75 years | Portugal |
| 1980s | 10.78 years | 4.78 years | 6 years | Portugal |
| 1990s | 15.04 years | 6.44 years | 8.6 years | Portugal |
| 2000s | 16.11 years | 8.31 years | 7.81 years | Portugal |
| 2010s | 16.47 years | 11 years | 5.47 years | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Portugal or South Asia?
- Portugal, at 16.76 years against 11.07 years in South Asia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Portugal and South Asia?
- 5.69 years, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and South Asia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Portugal and South Asia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Portugal ranks 32nd and South Asia ranks 33rd 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
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.