Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes, Cuba or Norway?

Cuba, at 2.92 years against 2.88 years in Norway as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Norway?

44 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cuba vs Norway: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes

Cuba

2.92 years

in 2019

Norway

2.88 years

in 2018

Cuba rank

25th

Norway rank

26th

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes over time

Cuba
Norway

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 2.92 years against 2.88 years in Norway, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 25th and Norway ranks 26th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.5768 years	0.5658 years	0.0109 years	Cuba
1980s	0.7312 years	1.78 years	1.05 years	Norway
1990s	1.15 years	2.72 years	1.57 years	Norway
2000s	3.24 years	2.59 years	0.6523 years	Cuba
2010s	3 years	2.92 years	0.0826 years	Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes, Cuba or Norway?: Cuba, at 2.92 years against 2.88 years in Norway as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between Cuba and Norway?: 0.04 years, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Norway?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Cuba and Norway rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?: Cuba ranks 25th and Norway ranks 26th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, 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, pre-primary, both sexes (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 7,887 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.