Costa Rica vs Sweden: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male
Costa Rica
9.68 years
in 2024
Sweden
9.72 years
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
55th
Sweden rank
54th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male over time
- Costa Rica
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 9.72 years against 9.68 years in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Sweden ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 55th and Sweden ranks 54th 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 | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.45 years | 9.16 years | 0.2953 years | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 10.05 years | 9.87 years | 0.1812 years | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 9.9 years | 9.89 years | 0.011 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 Sweden?
- Sweden, at 9.72 years against 9.68 years in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male between Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 0.04 years, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 55th and Sweden ranks 54th 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
February 2026 Data Release