Costa Rica vs WB: Pacific Island Small States: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male
Costa Rica
9.68 years
in 2024
WB: Pacific Island Small States
9.08 years
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
55th
WB: Pacific Island Small States rank
56th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male over time
- Costa Rica
- WB: Pacific Island Small States
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 9.68 years against 9.08 years in WB: Pacific Island Small States, a difference of 0.6 years.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times WB: Pacific Island Small States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was WB: Pacific Island Small States ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 55th and WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 56th 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: Pacific Island Small States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.45 years | 9.02 years | 0.4267 years | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 10.05 years | 9.68 years | 0.3672 years | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 9.9 years | 9.33 years | 0.5761 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 WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- Costa Rica, at 9.68 years against 9.08 years in WB: Pacific Island Small States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male between Costa Rica and WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- 0.6 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and WB: Pacific Island Small States rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 55th and WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 56th 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