Costa Rica vs Malaysia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male over time
- Costa Rica
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1.93 years against 1.91 years in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 80th and Malaysia ranks 78th of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2859 years | 0.1748 years | 0.1111 years | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.5416 years | 0.7041 years | 0.1626 years | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.6962 years | 0.898 years | 0.2018 years | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 1.37 years | 1.19 years | 0.1809 years | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.66 years | 1.82 years | 0.1676 years | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, male, Costa Rica or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 1.93 years against 1.91 years in Costa Rica as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, male between Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 0.02 years, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and Malaysia rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 80th and Malaysia ranks 78th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (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.