Costa Rica vs Korea: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes
Costa Rica
16.55 years
in 2019
Korea
16.49 years
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
26th
Korea rank
27th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time
- Costa Rica
- Korea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 16.55 years against 16.49 years in Korea, a difference of 0.06 years.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 26th and Korea ranks 27th of 183 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.89 years | 9.71 years | 0.8205 years | Korea |
| 1980s | 9.46 years | 12.76 years | 3.29 years | Korea |
| 1990s | 10.04 years | 13.67 years | 3.62 years | Korea |
| 2000s | 12.12 years | 16.1 years | 3.98 years | Korea |
| 2010s | 15.11 years | 16.62 years | 1.51 years | Korea |
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 Korea?
- Costa Rica, at 16.55 years against 16.49 years in Korea as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Costa Rica and Korea?
- 0.06 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Korea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Costa Rica and Korea rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 26th and Korea ranks 27th 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.