Argentina vs Chile: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Argentina
16.43 years
in 2017
Chile
16.34 years
in 2018
Argentina rank
22nd
Chile rank
23rd

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Argentina
  • Chile
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 16.43 years against 16.34 years in Chile, a difference of 0.09 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 22nd and Chile ranks 23rd of 175 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 4 and Chile in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Chile Difference Ahead
1970s 11.01 years 11.29 years 0.2789 years Chile
1980s 12.09 years 11.63 years 0.4634 years Argentina
1990s 14.3 years 13.05 years 1.25 years Argentina
2000s 15.35 years 14.26 years 1.09 years Argentina
2010s 16.18 years 15.77 years 0.4094 years Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Argentina or Chile?
Argentina, at 16.43 years against 16.34 years in Chile as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Argentina and Chile?
0.09 years, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Chile?
30 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Argentina and Chile rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Argentina ranks 22nd and Chile ranks 23rd 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, male (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, male (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.