Costa Rica vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male over time
- Costa Rica
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 13.5 years against 11.44 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 2.06 years.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 19th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 17th of 193 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.26 years | 8.11 years | 0.1547 years | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 8.34 years | 9.45 years | 1.11 years | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 1990s | 8.79 years | 9.79 years | 0.9962 years | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2000s | 10.73 years | 10.53 years | 0.2092 years | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 12.46 years | 11.26 years | 1.2 years | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male, Costa Rica or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Costa Rica, at 13.5 years against 11.44 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male between Costa Rica and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 2.06 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 19th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 17th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (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.