Bulgaria vs Cuba: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Bulgaria
14 years
in 2018
Cuba
13.88 years
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
72nd
Cuba rank
75th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Cuba
051015197119942018

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 14 years against 13.88 years in Cuba, a difference of 0.12 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 72nd and Cuba ranks 75th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Cuba Difference Ahead
1970s 11.29 years 10.64 years 0.6543 years Bulgaria
1980s 11.66 years 12 years 0.3377 years Cuba
1990s 11.97 years 11.5 years 0.4651 years Bulgaria
2000s 13.32 years 14.13 years 0.8062 years Cuba
2010s 14.34 years 14 years 0.3471 years Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Bulgaria or Cuba?
Bulgaria, at 14 years against 13.88 years in Cuba as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Bulgaria and Cuba?
0.12 years, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Cuba?
42 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Cuba rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Bulgaria ranks 72nd and Cuba ranks 75th 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, male (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, male (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.