Cuba vs Ecuador: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes

Cuba
6.16 years
in 2019
Ecuador
6.19 years
in 2018
Cuba rank
94th
Ecuador rank
92nd

School life expectancy, primary, both sexes over time

  • Cuba
  • Ecuador
02468197119952019

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 6.19 years against 6.16 years in Cuba, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 94th and Ecuador ranks 92nd of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Ecuador in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Ecuador Difference Ahead
1970s 7.35 years 6.34 years 1.01 years Cuba
1980s 6.13 years 7.29 years 1.16 years Ecuador
1990s 6.06 years 7.03 years 0.9657 years Ecuador
2000s 6.07 years 6.67 years 0.6024 years Ecuador
2010s 6.01 years 6.56 years 0.5446 years Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, Cuba or Ecuador?
Ecuador, at 6.19 years against 6.16 years in Cuba as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between Cuba and Ecuador?
0.03 years, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Ecuador?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Cuba and Ecuador rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
Cuba ranks 94th and Ecuador ranks 92nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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, primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 9,854 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.