Costa Rica vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: School life expectancy, secondary, male

Costa Rica
5.82 years
in 2024
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
5.13 years
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
99th
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank
101st

School life expectancy, secondary, male over time

  • Costa Rica
  • UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 5.82 years against 5.13 years in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, a difference of 0.69 years.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 99th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 101st of 213 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 4.06 years 4.52 years 0.4646 years UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
2010s 5.46 years 4.78 years 0.68 years Costa Rica
2020s 6.13 years 5.06 years 1.07 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
Costa Rica, at 5.82 years against 5.13 years in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, male between Costa Rica and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
0.69 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
Costa Rica ranks 99th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 101st 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