Costa Rica vs Suriname: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female

Costa Rica
1.92 years
in 2019
Suriname
1.93 years
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
81st
Suriname rank
78th

School life expectancy, pre-primary, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 1.93 years against 1.92 years in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Suriname ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 81st and Suriname ranks 78th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Suriname Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2664 years 1.65 years 1.39 years Suriname
1980s 0.5198 years 1.99 years 1.47 years Suriname
1990s 0.6339 years 1.78 years 1.15 years Suriname
2000s 1.38 years 1.6 years 0.2184 years Suriname
2010s 1.65 years 1.75 years 0.0963 years Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, female, Costa Rica or Suriname?
Suriname, at 1.93 years against 1.92 years in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, female between Costa Rica and Suriname?
0.01 years, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Suriname?
34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Suriname rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
Costa Rica ranks 81st and Suriname ranks 78th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (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, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,033 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.