Mexico vs Peru: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Mexico
10.18 years
in 2018
Peru
10.16 years
in 2019
Mexico rank
33rd
Peru rank
35th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Mexico
  • Peru
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 10.18 years against 10.16 years in Peru, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Peru ahead.

Mexico ranks 33rd and Peru ranks 35th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Peru Difference Ahead
1990s 9.24 years 9.63 years 0.3914 years Peru
2000s 9.73 years 9.65 years 0.0847 years Mexico
2010s 10.22 years 9.46 years 0.7619 years Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Mexico or Peru?
Mexico, at 10.18 years against 10.16 years in Peru as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Mexico and Peru?
0.02 years, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Peru?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Mexico and Peru rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Mexico ranks 33rd and Peru ranks 35th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,584 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels 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.