Costa Rica vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female over time
- Costa Rica
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 13.95 years against 11.51 years in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 2.44 years.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 14th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th of 193 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.61 years | 9.51 years | 0.8936 years | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1980s | 8.34 years | 9.83 years | 1.49 years | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1990s | 8.87 years | 9.77 years | 0.9005 years | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2000s | 10.77 years | 10.32 years | 0.4534 years | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 12.72 years | 11.27 years | 1.44 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Costa Rica, at 13.95 years against 11.51 years in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female between Costa Rica and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 2.44 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 14th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th of 193 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
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.