Latvia vs Lower middle income: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Latvia
16.23 years
in 2018
Lower middle income
11.07 years
in 2019
Latvia rank
34th
Lower middle income rank
35th

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

  • Latvia
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 16.23 years against 11.07 years in Lower middle income, a difference of 5.16 years.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.5 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.

Latvia ranks 34th and Lower middle income ranks 35th of 183 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 13.6 years 7.33 years 6.26 years Latvia
1990s 12.32 years 7.96 years 4.36 years Latvia
2000s 15.38 years 9.21 years 6.17 years Latvia
2010s 15.81 years 10.88 years 4.93 years Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Latvia or Lower middle income?
Latvia, at 16.23 years against 11.07 years in Lower middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Latvia and Lower middle income?
5.16 years, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Lower middle income?
38 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Latvia and Lower middle income rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Latvia ranks 34th and Lower middle income ranks 35th 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.