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

Australia
12.43
in 2018
Puerto Rico
12.55
in 2017
Australia rank
27th
Puerto Rico rank
24th

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

  • Australia
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 12.55 against 12.43 in Australia, a difference of 0.12.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Australia ranks 27th and Puerto Rico ranks 24th of 91 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
2000s 12.09 12.59 0.5008 Puerto Rico
2010s 12.44 12.26 0.1873 Australia

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+, Australia or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 12.55 against 12.43 in Australia as of 2017.
What is the difference in uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ between Australia and Puerto Rico?
0.12, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Puerto Rico?
7 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2017.
How do Australia and Puerto Rico rank globally for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Australia ranks 27th and Puerto Rico ranks 24th of 91 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, male. 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, male
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,015 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 male 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/