Malaysia vs Uruguay: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes over time
- Malaysia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 6.35 years against 6.32 years in Malaysia, a difference of 0.03 years.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 79th and Uruguay ranks 78th of 199 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.63 years | 6.55 years | 0.915 years | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 5.73 years | 6.59 years | 0.8605 years | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 5.79 years | 6.57 years | 0.7813 years | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 5.9 years | 6.75 years | 0.8485 years | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 6.2 years | 6.65 years | 0.451 years | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, Malaysia or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 6.35 years against 6.32 years in Malaysia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between Malaysia and Uruguay?
- 0.03 years, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Uruguay?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
- How do Malaysia and Uruguay rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Malaysia ranks 79th and Uruguay ranks 78th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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
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.