IBRD only vs Portugal: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

IBRD only
13.12 years
in 2019
Portugal
16.68 years
in 2018
IBRD only rank
22nd
Portugal rank
20th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • IBRD only
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 16.68 years against 13.12 years in IBRD only, a difference of 3.56 years.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.3 times IBRD only's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

IBRD only ranks 22nd and Portugal ranks 20th of 45 groups.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade IBRD only Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 9.06 years 10.34 years 1.29 years Portugal
1980s 9.66 years 11.31 years 1.65 years Portugal
1990s 10.16 years 14.33 years 4.17 years Portugal
2000s 11.18 years 15.35 years 4.17 years Portugal
2010s 12.69 years 16.42 years 3.72 years Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, IBRD only or Portugal?
Portugal, at 16.68 years against 13.12 years in IBRD only as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between IBRD only and Portugal?
3.56 years, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and Portugal?
37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do IBRD only and Portugal rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
IBRD only ranks 22nd and Portugal ranks 20th 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, 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.