School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Cuba

Cuba: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 13.88 years in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
13.88 years
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
75th
of 175 countries
All-time high
16.1 years
in 2008
All-time low
9.81 years
in 1972
Years of data
42
1972–2018

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Cuba, 1972–2018

0510151972199520181972: 9.8 years1973: 10.2 years1974: 10.5 years1975: 10.7 years1979: 12 years1980: 12.4 years1981: 12.1 years1982: 11.9 years1983: 11.7 years1984: 11.9 years1985: 11.9 years1986: 11.9 years1987: 12.1 years1988: 12.1 years1989: 12 years1990: 11.9 years1991: 11.7 years1992: 11.5 years1993: 11.5 years1994: 11 years1995: 10.9 years1996: 11.6 years1997: 11.5 years1999: 12 years2000: 12.2 years2001: 12.5 years2002: 12.9 years2003: 13.2 years2004: 13.7 years2005: 14.1 years2006: 15.1 years2007: 15.5 years2008: 16.1 years2009: 15.9 years2010: 15.3 years2011: 14.7 years2012: 14 years2013: 13.4 years2015: 13.5 years2016: 13.5 years2017: 13.7 years2018: 13.9 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

Cuba recorded 13.88 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2018.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Cuba peaked at 16.1 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9.81 years, in 1972.

That places Cuba 75th out of 175 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 10.64 years 9.81 years 12.04 years 5
1980s 12 years 11.7 years 12.42 years 10
1990s 11.5 years 10.91 years 11.97 years 9
2000s 14.13 years 12.24 years 16.1 years 10
2010s 14 years 13.36 years 15.27 years 8

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 72 Bulgaria 14 years compare
  2. 73 Mongolia 13.89 years compare
  3. 74 Barbados 13.89 years compare
  4. 76 Romania 13.84 years compare
  5. 77 Togo 13.82 years compare
  6. 78 Benin 13.76 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places β†’

More gender data for Cuba

All data for Cuba β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Cuba?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Cuba was 13.88 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 16.1 years in 2008.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 9.81 years in 1972.
How does Cuba rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Cuba ranks 75th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cuba data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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.