What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between Iceland and Uruguay?

0.02 years, with Iceland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Uruguay?

38 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.

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.

Iceland vs Uruguay: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes

Iceland

2.87 years

in 2018

Uruguay

2.85 years

in 2018

Iceland rank

27th

Uruguay rank

30th

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

Iceland
Uruguay

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 2.87 years against 2.85 years in Uruguay, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Uruguay ahead.

Iceland ranks 27th and Uruguay ranks 30th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.8777 years	0.7825 years	0.0952 years	Iceland
1980s	1.02 years	1 years	0.0239 years	Iceland
1990s	2.05 years	1.58 years	0.4636 years	Iceland
2000s	2.82 years	2.3 years	0.5207 years	Iceland
2010s	2.88 years	2.77 years	0.1089 years	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes, Iceland or Uruguay?: Iceland, at 2.87 years against 2.85 years in Uruguay as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between Iceland and Uruguay?: 0.02 years, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Uruguay?: 38 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.
How do Iceland and Uruguay rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?: Iceland ranks 27th and Uruguay ranks 30th 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: 07 August 2026

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.