Cyprus vs Latvia: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes

Cyprus
3.38 years
in 2018
Latvia
3.54 years
in 2018
Cyprus rank
30th
Latvia rank
28th

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Cyprus
  • Latvia
01234197119942018

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 3.54 years against 3.38 years in Cyprus, a difference of 0.16 years.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.

Cyprus ranks 30th and Latvia ranks 28th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Latvia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.2279 years 1.18 years 0.949 years Latvia
1990s 0.7553 years 1.41 years 0.6521 years Latvia
2000s 1.6 years 3.25 years 1.65 years Latvia
2010s 2.57 years 3.26 years 0.6867 years Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, Cyprus or Latvia?
Latvia, at 3.54 years against 3.38 years in Cyprus as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Cyprus and Latvia?
0.16 years, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Latvia?
37 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Cyprus and Latvia rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
Cyprus ranks 30th and Latvia ranks 28th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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, tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,799 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.