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

Argentina
16.43 years
in 2017
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
16.76 years
in 2018
Argentina rank
22nd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
19th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Argentina
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 16.76 years against 16.43 years in Argentina, a difference of 0.33 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Argentina ranks 22nd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 19th of 175 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 11.11 years 12.91 years 1.79 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 12.01 years 13.16 years 1.15 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 14.3 years 15.69 years 1.39 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 15.36 years 15.72 years 0.3577 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 16.14 years 16.38 years 0.2464 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Argentina or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 16.76 years against 16.43 years in Argentina as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Argentina and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.33 years, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Argentina and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Argentina ranks 22nd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 19th 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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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.