Latvia vs Lithuania: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes

Latvia
3.81 years
in 2018
Lithuania
3.53 years
in 2018
Latvia rank
3rd
Lithuania rank
5th

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

  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
1234198119992018

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 3.81 years against 3.53 years in Lithuania, a difference of 0.28 years.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Lithuania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 3rd and Lithuania ranks 5th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 3 and Lithuania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Lithuania Difference Ahead
1980s 2.51 years 2.33 years 0.1747 years Latvia
1990s 1.72 years 1.79 years 0.0708 years Lithuania
2000s 3.13 years 2.63 years 0.5034 years Latvia
2010s 3.7 years 3.36 years 0.333 years Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes, Latvia or Lithuania?
Latvia, at 3.81 years against 3.53 years in Lithuania as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between Latvia and Lithuania?
0.28 years, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Lithuania?
31 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Latvia and Lithuania rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
Latvia ranks 3rd and Lithuania ranks 5th 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

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.