Colombia vs Cuba: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Colombia
14.67 years
in 2018
Cuba
14.71 years
in 2018
Colombia rank
72nd
Cuba rank
71st

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Colombia
  • Cuba
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 14.71 years against 14.67 years in Colombia, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Cuba ahead.

Colombia ranks 72nd and Cuba ranks 71st of 175 countries.

Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Cuba Difference Ahead
1970s 8.41 years 10.36 years 1.95 years Cuba
1980s 9.13 years 12.05 years 2.92 years Cuba
1990s 10.85 years 12.05 years 1.21 years Cuba
2000s 13.04 years 16.2 years 3.16 years Cuba
2010s 14.48 years 15.19 years 0.7084 years Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Colombia or Cuba?
Cuba, at 14.71 years against 14.67 years in Colombia as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Colombia and Cuba?
0.04 years, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Cuba?
32 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.
How do Colombia and Cuba rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Colombia ranks 72nd and Cuba ranks 71st of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (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 to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.