Costa Rica vs ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Costa Rica
15.78 years
in 2019
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
15.09 years
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
52nd
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) rank
50th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Costa Rica
  • ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 15.78 years against 15.09 years in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), a difference of 0.69 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 52nd and ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 50th of 186 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) Difference Ahead
2000s 11.72 years 9.9 years 1.81 years Costa Rica
2010s 14.5 years 14.21 years 0.2915 years Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Costa Rica or ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
Costa Rica, at 15.78 years against 15.09 years in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Costa Rica and ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
0.69 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 52nd and ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 50th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
407 places, 13,852 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release