Costa Rica vs Tanzania, United Republic of: School life expectancy, primary, male

Costa Rica
6.91 years
in 2019
Tanzania, United Republic of
6.9 years
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
52nd
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
54th

School life expectancy, primary, male over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 6.91 years against 6.9 years in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 52nd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 54th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 6.47 years 4.48 years 2 years Costa Rica
1980s 6.26 years 6.24 years 0.0137 years Costa Rica
1990s 6.35 years 5.2 years 1.15 years Costa Rica
2000s 6.78 years 7.04 years 0.2628 years Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s 6.77 years 6.38 years 0.3864 years Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, male, Costa Rica or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Costa Rica, at 6.91 years against 6.9 years in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between Costa Rica and Tanzania, United Republic of?
0.01 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Tanzania, United Republic of?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
Costa Rica ranks 52nd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 54th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 9,331 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.