Table 1

Demographics: education level* (mean) (95% CI) by city, sex and age group

Barquisimeto (n=1848)Bogota (n=1553)Buenos Aires (n=1482)Lima (n=1652)Mexico city (n=1722)Quito (n=1638)Santiago (n=1655)
Overall9.0 (8.6–9.3)9.2 (8.8–9.6)13.9 (13.5–14.2)12.9 (12.7–13.2)12.1 (11.8–12.4)10.5 (9.9–11.1)11.7 (11.3–12.0)
 M9.1 (8.7–9.4)9.5 (9.0–10.0)14.0 (13.6–14.4)13.5 (13.2–13.9)13.1 (12.7–13.5)11.3 (10.6–11.9)12.1 (11.7–12.5)
 W8.9 (8.5–9.3)8.9 (8.5–9.4)13.8 (13.3–14.2)12.4 (12.0–12.7)11.2 (10.9–11.5)9.7 (9.1–10.3)11.3 (10.9–11.6)
25–34 years
 M10.0 (9.5–10.6)10.6 (9.9–11.3)14.5 (13.9–15.1)13.6 (13.2–14.0)14.2 (13.6–14.8)12.0 (10.9–13.0)13.0 (12.4–13.6)
 W10.2 (9.6–10.8)10.3 (9.7–10.9)14.5 (14.0–15.0)13.0 (12.5–13.4)12.7 (12.1–13.2)10.9 (10.0–11.8)12.4 (12.0–12.8)
35–44 years
 M8.5 (7.9–9.2)9.1 (8.5–9.7)14.2 (13.5–14.8)13.8 (13.4–14.3)12.8 (12.3–13.4)11.7 (10.8–12.6)12.4 (11.9–12.9)
 W9.0 (8.4–9.6)9.0 (8.5–9.6)14.5 (13.8–15.2)12.4 (11.8–13.0)11.5 (11.0–12.0)10.1 (9.2–11.0.)11.5 (10.9–12.0)
45–54 years
 M8.8 (8.2–9.4)9.3 (8.5–10.1)14.0 (13.2–14.8)13.3 (12.7–13.9)12.0 (11.4–12.6)10.3 (9.5–11.1)11.4 (10.9–12.0)
 W7.7 (7.3–8.2)8.1 (7.4–8.8)13.9 (13.1–14.7)12.0 (11.5–12.5)10.0 (9.4–10.5)8.4 (7.8–9.1)10.5 (10.0–11.1)
55–64 years
 M6.9 (6.3–7.5)7.5 (6.8–8.2)12.8 (12.2–13.4)13.2 (12.6–13.9)11.4 (10.4–12.4)9.4 (8.4–10.4)10.3 (9.7–10.8)
 W6.6 (6.0–7.2)6.0 (5.4–6.6)11.7 (11.0–12.5)11.1 (10.6–11.7)8.2 (7.7–8.7)6.8 (6.2–7.4)9.6 (9.0–10.1)
  • 95% CI, 95% confidence interval.

  • * Education level as completed years of formal education.