Costa Rica vs ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): School life expectancy, secondary, male

Costa Rica
5.82 years
in 2024
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
5.14 years
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
99th
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank
100th

School life expectancy, secondary, male over time

  • Costa Rica
  • ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 5.82 years against 5.14 years in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), a difference of 0.68 years.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 99th and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 100th of 213 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) Difference Ahead
2000s 4.06 years 3.95 years 0.1048 years Costa Rica
2010s 5.46 years 4.75 years 0.7103 years Costa Rica
2020s 6.13 years 5.22 years 0.9085 years Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, male, Costa Rica or ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
Costa Rica, at 5.82 years against 5.14 years in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, male between Costa Rica and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
0.68 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
Costa Rica ranks 99th and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 100th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, male (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, secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 15,674 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release