Costa Rica vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Costa Rica
16.26 years
in 2019
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
15.55 years
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
54th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
53rd

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
051015197519992024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 16.26 years against 15.55 years in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 0.71 years.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 54th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 53rd of 179 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
2000s 11.83 years 10.87 years 0.9655 years Costa Rica
2010s 14.87 years 14.05 years 0.821 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 WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
Costa Rica, at 16.26 years against 15.55 years in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Costa Rica and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
0.71 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Costa Rica ranks 54th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 53rd 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