Costa Rica vs UIS: East Asia and the Pacific: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female

Costa Rica
12.43 years
in 2024
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
11.56 years
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
65th
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific rank
63rd

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
051015197519992024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 12.43 years against 11.56 years in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific, a difference of 0.87 years.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times UIS: East Asia and the Pacific's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 65th and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 63rd of 208 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica UIS: East Asia and the Pacific Difference Ahead
2000s 10.59 years 10.56 years 0.0265 years Costa Rica
2010s 12.01 years 11.27 years 0.7332 years Costa Rica
2020s 12.98 years 11.49 years 1.49 years Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female, Costa Rica or UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
Costa Rica, at 12.43 years against 11.56 years in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female between Costa Rica and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
0.87 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
Costa Rica ranks 65th and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 63rd of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
429 places, 15,518 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release