Least developed countries vs Portugal: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes over time
- Least developed countries
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2.72 years against 0.6598 years in Least developed countries, a difference of 2.06 years.
That makes Portugal's figure about 4.1 times Least developed countries's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Least developed countries ahead.
Least developed countries ranks 38th and Portugal ranks 38th of 44 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Least developed countries | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.186 years | 0.2518 years | 0.0659 years | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.2799 years | 0.7424 years | 0.4626 years | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.2993 years | 1.67 years | 1.37 years | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.3231 years | 2.37 years | 2.05 years | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.5602 years | 2.74 years | 2.18 years | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes, Least developed countries or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 2.72 years against 0.6598 years in Least developed countries as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between Least developed countries and Portugal?
- 2.06 years, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Portugal?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Least developed countries and Portugal rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Least developed countries ranks 38th and Portugal ranks 38th of 44 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
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.