Costa Rica vs UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Costa Rica
16.26 years
in 2019
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
15.65 years
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
54th
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank
52nd

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 16.26 years against 15.65 years in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, a difference of 0.61 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2004 it was UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 54th and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 52nd of 179 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries Difference Ahead
2000s 11.83 years 12.04 years 0.2113 years UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
2010s 14.87 years 14.45 years 0.4179 years Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Costa Rica or UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
Costa Rica, at 16.26 years against 15.65 years in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Costa Rica and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
0.61 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Costa Rica ranks 54th and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 52nd of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (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, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,742 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release