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

Costa Rica
17.06 years
in 2019
Macau, China
17.12 years
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
22nd
Macau, China rank
21st

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Macau, China
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How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 17.12 years against 17.06 years in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.06 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Macau, China ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 22nd and Macau, China ranks 21st of 175 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Macau, China in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Macau, China Difference Ahead
2000s 12.27 years 13.17 years 0.9042 years Macau, China
2010s 15.7 years 15.08 years 0.6222 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, Costa Rica or Macau, China?
Macau, China, at 17.12 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 Macau, China?
0.06 years, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Macau, China?
10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Macau, China rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Costa Rica ranks 22nd and Macau, China ranks 21st 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.