School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 6 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Costa Rica, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Costa Rica is 6 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Costa Rica peaked at 6.74 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.34 years, in 2002.
That places Costa Rica 96th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3.34 years | — |
| 2004 | 3.9 years | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 3.98 years | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 4.29 years | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 4.34 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 4.41 years | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 4.7 years | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 4.83 years | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 4.96 years | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 5.09 years | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 5.38 years | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 5.6 years | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 5.67 years | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 5.77 years | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 5.93 years | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 6.07 years | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 6.54 years | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 6.45 years | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 6.74 years | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 6.45 years | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 6.18 years | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 6 years | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.14 years | 3.34 years | 4.7 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.58 years | 4.83 years | 6.54 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.37 years | 6 years | 6.74 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 93 Colombia 6.06 years compare
- 94 Sierra Leone 6.06 years compare
- 95 Turks and Caicos Islands 6.02 years compare
- 97 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6 years compare
- 98 Israel 5.93 years compare
- 99 Bahrain 5.92 years compare
More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.17 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 34,294 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,765 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 119,754 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 102,057 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.91 % change on previous year (2019)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Costa Rica?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Costa Rica was 6 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 6.74 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.34 years in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 96th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release