Costa Rica vs Ecuador: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1.99 years against 1.91 years in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.08 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 77th and Ecuador ranks 74th of 191 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Ecuador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2894 years | 0.109 years | 0.1804 years | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.4824 years | 0.3216 years | 0.1608 years | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.7111 years | 0.4923 years | 0.2187 years | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.31 years | 0.851 years | 0.4639 years | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.62 years | 1.92 years | 0.3024 years | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 1.99 years against 1.91 years in Costa Rica as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0.08 years, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 77th and Ecuador ranks 74th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, 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
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.