Costa Rica vs Malta: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes
Costa Rica
16.55 years
in 2019
Malta
16.58 years
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
26th
Malta rank
24th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time
- Costa Rica
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 16.58 years against 16.55 years in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.03 years.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 26th and Malta ranks 24th of 183 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.89 years | 10.96 years | 2.07 years | Malta |
| 1980s | 9.46 years | 12.01 years | 2.55 years | Malta |
| 1990s | 10.04 years | 12.82 years | 2.77 years | Malta |
| 2000s | 12.12 years | 14.87 years | 2.75 years | Malta |
| 2010s | 15.11 years | 15.64 years | 0.5287 years | Malta |
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 Malta?
- Malta, at 16.58 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 Malta?
- 0.03 years, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malta?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Costa Rica and Malta rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 26th and Malta ranks 24th 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.