Costa Rica vs UNICEF: Western Balkans: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male
Costa Rica
15.31 years
in 2019
UNICEF: Western Balkans
14.5 years
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
52nd
UNICEF: Western Balkans rank
51st
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time
- Costa Rica
- UNICEF: Western Balkans
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 15.31 years against 14.5 years in UNICEF: Western Balkans, a difference of 0.81 years.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Western Balkans's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2004 it was UNICEF: Western Balkans ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 52nd and UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 51st of 179 countries.
UNICEF: Western Balkans has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | UNICEF: Western Balkans | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.6 years | 12.07 years | 0.469 years | UNICEF: Western Balkans |
| 2010s | 14.14 years | 14.15 years | 0.0111 years | UNICEF: Western Balkans |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Costa Rica or UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Costa Rica, at 15.31 years against 14.5 years in UNICEF: Western Balkans as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Costa Rica and UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- 0.81 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and UNICEF: Western Balkans rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 52nd and UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 51st of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release