Philippines vs Puerto Rico: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes

Philippines
5.06 years
in 2018
Puerto Rico
5.12 years
in 2018
Philippines rank
114th
Puerto Rico rank
112th

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time

  • Philippines
  • Puerto Rico
23456197119942018

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 5.12 years against 5.06 years in Philippines, a difference of 0.06 years.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Philippines ranks 114th and Puerto Rico ranks 112th of 198 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
2000s 3.43 years 5.29 years 1.86 years Puerto Rico
2010s 3.91 years 5.25 years 1.33 years Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, Philippines or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 5.12 years against 5.06 years in Philippines as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between Philippines and Puerto Rico?
0.06 years, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Puerto Rico?
5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2018.
How do Philippines and Puerto Rico rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
Philippines ranks 114th and Puerto Rico ranks 112th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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, secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
198 places, 6,439 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.