Portugal vs United Kingdom: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data)
Portugal
16.68 years
in 2018
United Kingdom
16.76 years
in 2018
Portugal rank
20th
United Kingdom rank
19th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data) over time
- Portugal
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 16.76 years against 16.68 years in Portugal, a difference of 0.08 years.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Portugal ranks 20th and United Kingdom ranks 19th of 175 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.34 years | 12.91 years | 2.56 years | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 11.31 years | 13.18 years | 1.87 years | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 14.19 years | 14.97 years | 0.7832 years | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 15.35 years | 15.72 years | 0.3731 years | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 16.41 years | 16.43 years | 0.022 years | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Portugal or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 16.76 years against 16.68 years in Portugal as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Portugal and United Kingdom?
- 0.08 years, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United Kingdom?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Portugal and United Kingdom rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Portugal ranks 20th and United Kingdom 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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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.