Costa Rica vs UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes
Costa Rica
12.25 years
in 2024
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
11.47 years
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
71st
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank
69th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- Costa Rica
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 12.25 years against 11.47 years in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, a difference of 0.78 years.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 71st and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 69th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.59 years | 10.67 years | 0.0773 years | UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries |
| 2010s | 11.92 years | 11.38 years | 0.5374 years | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 12.71 years | 11.46 years | 1.25 years | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, Costa Rica or UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Costa Rica, at 12.25 years against 11.47 years in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between Costa Rica and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- 0.78 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 71st and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 69th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release