Costa Rica vs Euro area: School life expectancy, primary, female
School life expectancy, primary, female over time
- Costa Rica
- Euro area
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 6.93 years against 5.23 years in Euro area, a difference of 1.7 years.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Euro area's.
Across all 49 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 39th and Euro area ranks 37th of 197 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Euro area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.36 years | 5.17 years | 1.19 years | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 6.07 years | 5.11 years | 0.9591 years | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 6.24 years | 5.04 years | 1.2 years | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 6.63 years | 5.21 years | 1.42 years | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 6.72 years | 5.25 years | 1.47 years | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, female, Costa Rica or Euro area?
- Costa Rica, at 6.93 years against 5.23 years in Euro area as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between Costa Rica and Euro area?
- 1.7 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Euro area?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and Euro area rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 39th and Euro area ranks 37th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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
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.