Iceland vs Uruguay: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female over time
- Iceland
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 10.06 years against 10.04 years in Iceland, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 37th and Uruguay ranks 36th of 188 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.91 years | 9.89 years | 0.0197 years | Iceland |
| 2000s | 9.89 years | 10.07 years | 0.1774 years | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 9.95 years | 10.12 years | 0.1712 years | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female, Iceland or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 10.06 years against 10.04 years in Iceland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female between Iceland and Uruguay?
- 0.02 years, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Uruguay?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
- How do Iceland and Uruguay rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Iceland ranks 37th and Uruguay ranks 36th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (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 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.