Bulgaria vs Dominican Republic: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Bulgaria
14.2 years
in 2018
Dominican Republic
14.22 years
in 2017
Bulgaria rank
79th
Dominican Republic rank
78th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Dominican Republic
051015197119942018

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 14.22 years against 14.2 years in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.02 years.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 79th and Dominican Republic ranks 78th of 183 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Dominican Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 11.34 years 7.73 years 3.61 years Bulgaria
1980s 12.05 years 11.26 years 0.7879 years Bulgaria
2010s 14.72 years 13.97 years 0.7549 years Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Bulgaria or Dominican Republic?
Dominican Republic, at 14.22 years against 14.2 years in Bulgaria as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Bulgaria and Dominican Republic?
0.02 years, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Dominican Republic?
10 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Bulgaria and Dominican Republic rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Bulgaria ranks 79th and Dominican Republic ranks 78th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,038 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.