Costa Rica vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male
Costa Rica
9.68 years
in 2024
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
9.1 years
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
55th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
55th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male over time
- Costa Rica
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 9.68 years against 9.1 years in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 0.58 years.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 55th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 55th 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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.45 years | 8.72 years | 0.7355 years | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 10.05 years | 9.06 years | 0.9845 years | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 9.9 years | 9.05 years | 0.8507 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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Costa Rica, at 9.68 years against 9.1 years in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male between Costa Rica and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 0.58 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 55th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 55th 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