Costa Rica vs Maldives: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male

Costa Rica
9.68 years
in 2024
Maldives
9.62 years
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
55th
Maldives rank
58th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 9.68 years against 9.62 years in Maldives, a difference of 0.06 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Maldives ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 55th and Maldives ranks 58th of 200 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Maldives Difference Ahead
2000s 9.45 years 10.44 years 0.9876 years Maldives
2010s 10.05 years 9.44 years 0.6078 years Costa Rica
2020s 9.94 years 9.47 years 0.4711 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, male, Costa Rica or Maldives?
Costa Rica, at 9.68 years against 9.62 years in Maldives as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male between Costa Rica and Maldives?
0.06 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Maldives?
20 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Maldives rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
Costa Rica ranks 55th and Maldives ranks 58th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, 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 and lower secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,266 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release