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
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
February 2026 Data Release