Costa Rica vs SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes

Costa Rica
2.72 years
in 2019
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
2.4 years
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
79th
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank
81st

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Costa Rica
  • SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
11.522.5197119972024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2.72 years against 2.4 years in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, a difference of 0.32 years.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia's.

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

Costa Rica ranks 79th and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 81st of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 1.29 years 1.17 years 0.1164 years Costa Rica
2010s 2.52 years 1.97 years 0.5445 years Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, Costa Rica or SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
Costa Rica, at 2.72 years against 2.4 years in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Costa Rica and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
0.32 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 79th and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 81st of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (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, tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
417 places, 15,076 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release