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

Costa Rica
16.05 years
in 2019
Macau, China
15.8 years
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
28th
Macau, China rank
31st

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Macau, China
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 16.05 years against 15.8 years in Macau, China, a difference of 0.25 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Macau, China ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 28th and Macau, China ranks 31st 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 11.98 years 15.61 years 3.62 years Macau, China
2010s 14.86 years 14.37 years 0.4882 years Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Costa Rica or Macau, China?
Costa Rica, at 16.05 years against 15.8 years in Macau, China as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Costa Rica and Macau, China?
0.25 years, with Costa Rica 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, male?
Costa Rica ranks 28th and Macau, China ranks 31st 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, male (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, 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
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.