Costa Rica vs WB: Europe & Central Asia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female

Costa Rica
9.66 years
in 2024
WB: Europe & Central Asia
8.96 years
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
57th
WB: Europe & Central Asia rank
60th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • WB: Europe & Central Asia
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 9.66 years against 8.96 years in WB: Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 0.7 years.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times WB: Europe & Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was WB: Europe & Central Asia ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 57th and WB: Europe & Central Asia ranks 60th of 200 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica WB: Europe & Central Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 9.3 years 8.86 years 0.4389 years Costa Rica
2010s 9.9 years 8.94 years 0.9652 years Costa Rica
2020s 10.01 years 8.97 years 1.03 years Costa Rica

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 WB: Europe & Central Asia?
Costa Rica, at 9.66 years against 8.96 years in WB: Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female between Costa Rica and WB: Europe & Central Asia?
0.7 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and WB: Europe & Central Asia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and WB: Europe & Central Asia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
Costa Rica ranks 57th and WB: Europe & Central Asia ranks 60th 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