Chile vs Cuba: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes

Chile
6.06 years
in 2018
Cuba
5.99 years
in 2019
Chile rank
75th
Cuba rank
77th

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time

  • Chile
  • Cuba
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 6.06 years against 5.99 years in Cuba, a difference of 0.07 years.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 75th and Cuba ranks 77th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Cuba Difference Ahead
1970s 3.52 years 2.74 years 0.7797 years Chile
1980s 4.31 years 4.92 years 0.6077 years Cuba
1990s 4.95 years 5.07 years 0.1247 years Cuba
2000s 5.48 years 5.5 years 0.0181 years Cuba
2010s 5.8 years 5.75 years 0.0442 years Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, Chile or Cuba?
Chile, at 6.06 years against 5.99 years in Cuba as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between Chile and Cuba?
0.07 years, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Cuba?
41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Chile and Cuba rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
Chile ranks 75th and Cuba ranks 77th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, 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, secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
198 places, 6,439 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.