Latvia vs Least developed countries: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Latvia
15.54 years
in 2018
Least developed countries
10.06 years
in 2019
Latvia rank
38th
Least developed countries rank
35th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Latvia
  • Least developed countries
57.51012.515197019942019

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 15.54 years against 10.06 years in Least developed countries, a difference of 5.48 years.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.5 times Least developed countries's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.

Latvia ranks 38th and Least developed countries ranks 35th of 175 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1990s 12.31 years 6.62 years 5.69 years Latvia
2000s 14.51 years 8.35 years 6.17 years Latvia
2010s 15.16 years 9.83 years 5.33 years Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Latvia or Least developed countries?
Latvia, at 15.54 years against 10.06 years in Least developed countries as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Latvia and Least developed countries?
5.48 years, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Least developed countries?
24 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
How do Latvia and Least developed countries rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Latvia ranks 38th and Least developed countries ranks 35th 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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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.