Costa Rica vs UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female
Costa Rica
12.43 years
in 2024
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
11.55 years
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
65th
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank
65th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female over time
- Costa Rica
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 12.43 years against 11.55 years in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, a difference of 0.88 years.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 65th and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 65th 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 | UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.59 years | 10.56 years | 0.0296 years | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 12.01 years | 11.27 years | 0.7351 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 UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Costa Rica, at 12.43 years against 11.55 years in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female between Costa Rica and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- 0.88 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 65th and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 65th 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
February 2026 Data Release