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

Belgium
12.52
in 2017
Puerto Rico
12.55
in 2017
Belgium rank
25th
Puerto Rico rank
24th

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

  • Belgium
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 12.55 against 12.52 in Belgium, a difference of 0.03.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 25th and Puerto Rico ranks 24th of 91 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1970s 7.76 7.23 0.5246 Belgium
2000s 11.36 12.57 1.21 Puerto Rico
2010s 11.95 12.26 0.3044 Puerto Rico

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+, Belgium or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 12.55 against 12.52 in Belgium as of 2017.
What is the difference in uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ between Belgium and Puerto Rico?
0.03, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Puerto Rico?
6 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Belgium and Puerto Rico rank globally for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Belgium ranks 25th 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/