North America vs Peru: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes

North America
2.08 years
in 2019
Peru
3.18 years
in 2019
North America rank
18th
Peru rank
18th

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

  • North America
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 3.18 years against 2.08 years in North America, a difference of 1.1 years.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.5 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was North America ahead.

North America ranks 18th and Peru ranks 18th of 44 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 4 and Peru in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade North America Peru Difference Ahead
1970s 1.29 years 0.3016 years 0.9923 years North America
1980s 1.65 years 0.6354 years 1.01 years North America
1990s 1.97 years 1.1 years 0.8792 years North America
2000s 2.06 years 1.95 years 0.1086 years North America
2010s 2.07 years 2.68 years 0.6083 years Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes, North America or Peru?
Peru, at 3.18 years against 2.08 years in North America as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between North America and Peru?
1.1 years, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Peru?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do North America and Peru rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
North America ranks 18th and Peru ranks 18th of 44 groups.
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.