Puerto Rico vs Spain: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Puerto Rico
17.99 years
in 2018
Spain
18.21 years
in 2018
Puerto Rico rank
17th
Spain rank
16th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • Spain
05101520197119942018

How they compare

Spain currently reports 18.21 years against 17.99 years in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.22 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 17th and Spain ranks 16th of 175 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 17.57 years 16.47 years 1.09 years Puerto Rico
2010s 17.24 years 17.51 years 0.2717 years Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Puerto Rico or Spain?
Spain, at 18.21 years against 17.99 years in Puerto Rico as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Puerto Rico and Spain?
0.22 years, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Spain?
9 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2018.
How do Puerto Rico and Spain rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Puerto Rico ranks 17th and Spain ranks 16th 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.