Mexico vs United Kingdom: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes

Mexico
2.19 years
in 2018
United Kingdom
2.14 years
in 2018
Mexico rank
63rd
United Kingdom rank
65th

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

  • Mexico
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 2.19 years against 2.14 years in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1976 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Mexico ranks 63rd and United Kingdom ranks 65th of 191 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2705 years 0.6847 years 0.4142 years United Kingdom
1980s 1.04 years 0.9624 years 0.0773 years Mexico
1990s 1.32 years 1.23 years 0.0859 years Mexico
2000s 1.78 years 1.51 years 0.2708 years Mexico
2010s 2.13 years 1.87 years 0.2635 years Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes, Mexico or United Kingdom?
Mexico, at 2.19 years against 2.14 years in United Kingdom as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between Mexico and United Kingdom?
0.05 years, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United Kingdom?
32 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
How do Mexico and United Kingdom rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
Mexico ranks 63rd and United Kingdom ranks 65th 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.