Brazil vs United States of America: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes over time
- Brazil
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 0.2709 years against 0.2701 years in Brazil, a difference of 0.0008 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2013 it was United States of America ahead.
Brazil ranks 40th and United States of America ranks 39th of 109 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes, Brazil or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 0.2709 years against 0.2701 years in Brazil as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes between Brazil and United States of America?
- 0.0008 years, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States of America?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2017.
- How do Brazil and United States of America rank globally for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
- Brazil ranks 40th and United States of America ranks 39th of 109 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.