Costa Rica vs Macau, China: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes
Costa Rica
16.55 years
in 2019
Macau, China
16.44 years
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
26th
Macau, China rank
28th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time
- Costa Rica
- Macau, China
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 16.55 years against 16.44 years in Macau, China, a difference of 0.11 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Macau, China ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 26th and Macau, China ranks 28th of 183 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Macau, China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Macau, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.05 years | 12.35 years | 2.3 years | Macau, China |
| 2000s | 12.12 years | 14.28 years | 2.16 years | Macau, China |
| 2010s | 15.27 years | 14.71 years | 0.5599 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 Macau, China?
- Costa Rica, at 16.55 years against 16.44 years in Macau, China as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Costa Rica and Macau, China?
- 0.11 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Macau, China?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and Macau, China rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 26th and Macau, China ranks 28th 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.