Costa Rica vs World: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female
Costa Rica
17.06 years
in 2019
World
12.35 years
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
22nd
World rank
25th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time
- Costa Rica
- World
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 17.06 years against 12.35 years in World, a difference of 4.71 years.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times World's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 22nd and World ranks 25th of 175 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.39 years | 6.71 years | 1.68 years | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 12.27 years | 10.15 years | 2.12 years | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 15.7 years | 12.09 years | 3.61 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 World?
- Costa Rica, at 17.06 years against 12.35 years in World as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Costa Rica and World?
- 4.71 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and World?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and World rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 22nd and World ranks 25th 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
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.