Costa Rica vs Small states: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time
- Costa Rica
- Small states
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 16.55 years against 12.14 years in Small states, a difference of 4.41 years.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Small states ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 26th and Small states ranks 26th of 183 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Small states in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.8 years | 8.89 years | 0.0879 years | Small states |
| 1980s | 9.46 years | 9.58 years | 0.1158 years | Small states |
| 1990s | 10.04 years | 9.8 years | 0.2414 years | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 12.12 years | 11.11 years | 1.01 years | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 14.78 years | 12.02 years | 2.76 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 Small states?
- Costa Rica, at 16.55 years against 12.14 years in Small states as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Costa Rica and Small states?
- 4.41 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Small states?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
- How do Costa Rica and Small states rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 26th and Small states 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.