Costa Rica vs Guyana: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes

Costa Rica
1.91 years
in 2019
Guyana
1.91 years
in 2012
Costa Rica rank
77th
Guyana rank
78th

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Guyana
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1.91 years against 1.91 years in Guyana, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Guyana has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 77th and Guyana ranks 78th of 191 countries.

Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Guyana Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3556 years 1.12 years 0.7657 years Guyana
1980s 0.4885 years 1.35 years 0.8627 years Guyana
1990s 0.7152 years 1.66 years 0.9452 years Guyana
2000s 1.3 years 1.74 years 0.4389 years Guyana
2010s 1.55 years 1.8 years 0.2455 years Guyana

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 Guyana?
Costa Rica, at 1.91 years against 1.91 years in Guyana as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between Costa Rica and Guyana?
0 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guyana?
28 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
How do Costa Rica and Guyana rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 77th and Guyana ranks 78th 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 7,887 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.