Portugal vs United Arab Emirates: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time
- Portugal
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 7.15 years against 7.11 years in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 39th and United Arab Emirates ranks 41st of 198 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.54 years | 1.5 years | 1.04 years | Portugal |
| 1980s | 3.41 years | 3.44 years | 0.0311 years | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 5.17 years | 4.29 years | 0.8793 years | Portugal |
| 2010s | 7.06 years | 6.84 years | 0.2231 years | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, Portugal or United Arab Emirates?
- Portugal, at 7.15 years against 7.11 years in United Arab Emirates as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between Portugal and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.04 years, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United Arab Emirates?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
- How do Portugal and United Arab Emirates rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Portugal ranks 39th and United Arab Emirates ranks 41st 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
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.