Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Spain: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 17.32 years against 14.48 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 2.84 years.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Spain ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Spain ranks 14th of 45 groups.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.09 years | 11.52 years | 0.4318 years | Spain |
| 1980s | 12.09 years | 13.14 years | 1.05 years | Spain |
| 1990s | 12.22 years | 14.76 years | 2.54 years | Spain |
| 2000s | 12.92 years | 15.36 years | 2.44 years | Spain |
| 2010s | 13.95 years | 16.84 years | 2.89 years | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Spain?
- Spain, at 17.32 years against 14.48 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Spain?
- 2.84 years, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Spain?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Spain rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Spain ranks 14th 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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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.