Costa Rica vs Hong Kong, China: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Costa Rica
17.06 years
in 2019
Hong Kong, China
17.49 years
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
22nd
Hong Kong, China rank
20th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Hong Kong, China
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 17.49 years against 17.06 years in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.43 years.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 22nd and Hong Kong, China ranks 20th of 175 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
1970s 8.39 years 9.54 years 1.15 years Hong Kong, China
2010s 15.83 years 16.65 years 0.8133 years Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Costa Rica or Hong Kong, China?
Hong Kong, China, at 17.49 years against 17.06 years in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Costa Rica and Hong Kong, China?
0.43 years, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Hong Kong, China?
10 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Hong Kong, China rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Costa Rica ranks 22nd and Hong Kong, China ranks 20th 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.