Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Uruguay: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 16.27 years against 8.85 years in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 7.42 years.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 42nd and Uruguay ranks 40th of 45 groups.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.91 years | 10.98 years | 6.06 years | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 5.94 years | 14.92 years | 8.97 years | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 6.88 years | 16.03 years | 9.15 years | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 16.27 years against 8.85 years in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2006.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Uruguay?
- 7.42 years, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Uruguay?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2006.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Uruguay rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 42nd and Uruguay ranks 40th of 45 groups.
- 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.