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
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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

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.