Cuba vs South Africa: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female over time
- Cuba
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 8.83 years against 8.76 years in Cuba, a difference of 0.07 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was South Africa ahead.
Cuba ranks 123rd and South Africa ranks 121st of 188 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.04 years | 9.47 years | 0.4284 years | South Africa |
| 2000s | 8.91 years | 9.16 years | 0.2505 years | South Africa |
| 2010s | 8.79 years | 9.12 years | 0.331 years | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female, Cuba or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 8.83 years against 8.76 years in Cuba as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female between Cuba and South Africa?
- 0.07 years, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and South Africa?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
- How do Cuba and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Cuba ranks 123rd and South Africa ranks 121st of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels 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.