Chile vs Colombia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes

Chile
2.46 years
in 2018
Colombia
2.36 years
in 2018
Chile rank
49th
Colombia rank
51st

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes over time

  • Chile
  • Colombia
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 2.46 years against 2.36 years in Colombia, a difference of 0.1 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 49th and Colombia ranks 51st of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Colombia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4853 years 0.1456 years 0.3397 years Chile
1980s 0.752 years 0.324 years 0.4279 years Chile
1990s 1.06 years 0.8108 years 0.2462 years Chile
2000s 1.63 years 1.35 years 0.2855 years Chile
2010s 2.29 years 1.87 years 0.4208 years Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes, Chile or Colombia?
Chile, at 2.46 years against 2.36 years in Colombia as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between Chile and Colombia?
0.1 years, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Colombia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Chile and Colombia rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
Chile ranks 49th and Colombia ranks 51st of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 7,887 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.