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

Cuba
14.28 years
in 2018
Romania
14.28 years
in 2018
Cuba rank
76th
Romania rank
77th

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

  • Cuba
  • Romania
051015197119942018

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 14.28 years against 14.28 years in Romania, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Romania ahead.

Cuba ranks 76th and Romania ranks 77th of 183 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Romania Difference Ahead
1970s 9.6 years 10.63 years 1.03 years Romania
1980s 12.3 years 11.85 years 0.4457 years Cuba
1990s 11.82 years 10.89 years 0.9319 years Cuba
2000s 14.84 years 13.55 years 1.3 years Cuba
2010s 14.66 years 14.69 years 0.0264 years Romania

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 Romania?
Cuba, at 14.28 years against 14.28 years in Romania as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Cuba and Romania?
0 years, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Romania?
31 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Cuba and Romania rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Cuba ranks 76th and Romania ranks 77th 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.