Spain vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Spain
18.21 years
in 2018
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
17.74 years
in 2018
Spain rank
16th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
18th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Spain
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
05101520197119942018

How they compare

Spain currently reports 18.21 years against 17.74 years in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Spain ranks 16th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 18th of 175 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 10.69 years 12.48 years 1.79 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Spain, at 18.21 years against 17.74 years in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Spain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.47 years, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Spain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Spain ranks 16th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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

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.