Costa Rica vs Lesotho: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female

Costa Rica
9.66 years
in 2024
Lesotho
9.68 years
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
57th
Lesotho rank
55th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 9.68 years against 9.66 years in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Lesotho ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 57th and Lesotho ranks 55th of 200 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 9.3 years 10.16 years 0.8671 years Lesotho
2010s 9.81 years 10.06 years 0.2418 years Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female, Costa Rica or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 9.68 years against 9.66 years in Costa Rica as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female between Costa Rica and Lesotho?
0.02 years, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lesotho?
15 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2017.
How do Costa Rica and Lesotho rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
Costa Rica ranks 57th and Lesotho ranks 55th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, 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 and lower secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,261 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release