Spain vs United Kingdom: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female)
Spain
18.21 years
in 2018
United Kingdom
17.74 years
in 2018
Spain rank
16th
United Kingdom rank
18th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) over time
- Spain
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Spain currently reports 18.21 years against 17.74 years in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.47 years.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Spain ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 18th of 175 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.69 years | 12.48 years | 1.79 years | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 13.39 years | 13.14 years | 0.2548 years | Spain |
| 1990s | 15.18 years | 14.78 years | 0.3981 years | Spain |
| 2000s | 16.27 years | 16.6 years | 0.3301 years | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 17.52 years | 17.31 years | 0.2133 years | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Spain or United Kingdom?
- Spain, at 18.21 years against 17.74 years in United Kingdom as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Spain and United Kingdom?
- 0.47 years, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Spain and United Kingdom rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Spain ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 18th 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.