Portugal vs Switzerland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male
Portugal
16.68 years
in 2018
Switzerland
16.51 years
in 2018
Portugal rank
20th
Switzerland rank
21st
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time
- Portugal
- Switzerland
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 16.68 years against 16.51 years in Switzerland, a difference of 0.17 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Switzerland ahead.
Portugal ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 21st of 175 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.81 years | 13.17 years | 2.36 years | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 11.31 years | 13.29 years | 1.98 years | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 14.33 years | 15.03 years | 0.6982 years | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 15.35 years | 15.53 years | 0.1839 years | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 16.4 years | 16.12 years | 0.2746 years | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Portugal or Switzerland?
- Portugal, at 16.68 years against 16.51 years in Switzerland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Portugal and Switzerland?
- 0.17 years, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2018.
- How do Portugal and Switzerland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Portugal ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 21st 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
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.