Costa Rica vs Gambia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female
Costa Rica
2.08 years
in 2024
Gambia
2.09 years
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
81st
Gambia rank
79th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female over time
- Costa Rica
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 2.09 years against 2.08 years in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 81st and Gambia ranks 79th of 205 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.43 years | 1.08 years | 0.3494 years | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.57 years | 1.46 years | 0.1068 years | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.94 years | 1.89 years | 0.057 years | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, female, Costa Rica or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 2.09 years against 2.08 years in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, female between Costa Rica and Gambia?
- 0.01 years, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Gambia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Gambia rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 81st and Gambia ranks 79th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release