Chile vs Costa Rica: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes
Chile
16.59 years
in 2018
Costa Rica
16.55 years
in 2019
Chile rank
23rd
Costa Rica rank
26th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time
- Chile
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Chile currently reports 16.59 years against 16.55 years in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.04 years.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 23rd and Costa Rica ranks 26th of 183 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.19 years | 8.8 years | 2.38 years | Chile |
| 1980s | 11.5 years | 9.38 years | 2.12 years | Chile |
| 1990s | 12.72 years | 10.17 years | 2.55 years | Chile |
| 2000s | 14.02 years | 12.12 years | 1.9 years | Chile |
| 2010s | 16.12 years | 15.11 years | 1.01 years | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Chile or Costa Rica?
- Chile, at 16.59 years against 16.55 years in Costa Rica as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Chile and Costa Rica?
- 0.04 years, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
- How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Chile ranks 23rd and Costa Rica ranks 26th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 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
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.