Least developed countries: UN classification vs Portugal: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male

Least developed countries: UN classification
0.6584 years
in 2019
Portugal
2.74 years
in 2018
Least developed countries: UN classification rank
38th
Portugal rank
38th

School life expectancy, pre-primary, male over time

  • Least developed countries: UN classification
  • Portugal
0123197119952019

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 2.74 years against 0.6584 years in Least developed countries: UN classification, a difference of 2.08 years.

That makes Portugal's figure about 4.2 times Least developed countries: UN classification's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Least developed countries: UN classification ahead.

Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 38th and Portugal ranks 38th of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Least developed countries: UN classification Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1908 years 0.2773 years 0.0865 years Portugal
1980s 0.2848 years 0.7484 years 0.4636 years Portugal
1990s 0.3032 years 1.77 years 1.47 years Portugal
2000s 0.3275 years 2.37 years 2.05 years Portugal
2010s 0.5578 years 2.77 years 2.21 years Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, male, Least developed countries: UN classification or Portugal?
Portugal, at 2.74 years against 0.6584 years in Least developed countries: UN classification as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, male between Least developed countries: UN classification and Portugal?
2.08 years, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries: UN classification and Portugal?
42 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Least developed countries: UN classification and Portugal rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 38th and Portugal ranks 38th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,031 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.