Costa Rica vs Lithuania: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Costa Rica
16.55 years
in 2019
Lithuania
16.57 years
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
26th
Lithuania rank
25th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Lithuania
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How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 16.57 years against 16.55 years in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.02 years.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Lithuania has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 26th and Lithuania ranks 25th of 183 countries.

Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Lithuania Difference Ahead
1980s 9.57 years 13.19 years 3.62 years Lithuania
1990s 10.04 years 12.56 years 2.52 years Lithuania
2000s 12.12 years 16.05 years 3.92 years Lithuania
2010s 15.11 years 16.59 years 1.48 years Lithuania

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 Lithuania?
Lithuania, at 16.57 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 Costa Rica and Lithuania?
0.02 years, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lithuania?
14 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Lithuania rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 26th and Lithuania ranks 25th 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,038 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.