Caribbean Small States vs Costa Rica: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time
- Caribbean Small States
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 17.06 years against 13.31 years in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 3.75 years.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Caribbean Small States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Caribbean Small States ahead.
Caribbean Small States ranks 20th and Costa Rica ranks 22nd of 45 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Caribbean Small States averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean Small States | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.07 years | 8.39 years | 2.68 years | Caribbean Small States |
| 2000s | 12.7 years | 12.27 years | 0.4384 years | Caribbean Small States |
| 2010s | 13.34 years | 15.27 years | 1.93 years | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Caribbean Small States or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 17.06 years against 13.31 years in Caribbean Small States as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Caribbean Small States and Costa Rica?
- 3.75 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Costa Rica?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
- How do Caribbean Small States and Costa Rica rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 20th and Costa Rica ranks 22nd of 45 groups.
- 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
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.