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

Cuba
14.28 years
in 2018
Dominican Republic
14.22 years
in 2017
Cuba rank
76th
Dominican Republic rank
78th

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

  • Cuba
  • Dominican Republic
051015197119942018

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 14.28 years against 14.22 years in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.06 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 76th and Dominican Republic ranks 78th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Dominican Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 9.65 years 7.73 years 1.92 years Cuba
1980s 11.98 years 11.26 years 0.7219 years Cuba
2010s 14.07 years 13.97 years 0.1019 years Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Cuba or Dominican Republic?
Cuba, at 14.28 years against 14.22 years in Dominican Republic as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Cuba and Dominican Republic?
0.06 years, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Dominican Republic?
10 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Cuba and Dominican Republic rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Cuba ranks 76th 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.