Costa Rica vs Other small states: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male
Costa Rica
16.05 years
in 2019
Other small states
11.9 years
in 2015
Costa Rica rank
28th
Other small states rank
30th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time
- Costa Rica
- Other small states
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 16.05 years against 11.9 years in Other small states, a difference of 4.15 years.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Other small states's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 28th and Other small states ranks 30th 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 | Other small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.44 years | 7.71 years | 0.7261 years | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 11.98 years | 10.91 years | 1.07 years | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 14.43 years | 11.77 years | 2.66 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 Other small states?
- Costa Rica, at 16.05 years against 11.9 years in Other small states as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Costa Rica and Other small states?
- 4.15 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Other small states?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
- How do Costa Rica and Other small states rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 28th and Other small states ranks 30th 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
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.