Costa Rica vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- Costa Rica
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 13.72 years against 11.25 years in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 2.47 years.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 16th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 18th of 197 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.32 years | 7.55 years | 0.7729 years | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 8.34 years | 8.1 years | 0.2373 years | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 8.9 years | 8.8 years | 0.1071 years | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 10.75 years | 9.97 years | 0.7771 years | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 12.59 years | 10.93 years | 1.65 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Costa Rica, at 13.72 years against 11.25 years in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between Costa Rica and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 2.47 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 16th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 18th of 197 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.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.