Norway vs Puerto Rico: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+

Norway
12.95
in 2017
Puerto Rico
12.88
in 2017
Norway rank
14th
Puerto Rico rank
16th

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ over time

  • Norway
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 12.95 against 12.88 in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.07.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 14th and Puerto Rico ranks 16th of 93 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1970s 9.05 6.93 2.11 Norway
1980s 9.6 9.1 0.5035 Norway
1990s 11.27 9.9 1.36 Norway
2000s 12.38 12.77 0.3847 Puerto Rico
2010s 12.78 12.72 0.0547 Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+, Norway or Puerto Rico?
Norway, at 12.95 against 12.88 in Puerto Rico as of 2017.
What is the difference in uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ between Norway and Puerto Rico?
0.07, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Puerto Rico?
9 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Norway and Puerto Rico rank globally for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Norway ranks 14th and Puerto Rico ranks 16th of 93 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
93 places, 1,032 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/