What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?

The highest recorded value was 1.96 years in 2018.

What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1264 years in 1970.

How does Costa Rica rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?

Costa Rica ranks 77th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.

Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Costa Rica?

Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Costa Rica data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Costa Rica

Name: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Costa Rica
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Costa Rica: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 1.91 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)

1.91 years

Change on year

down 2.4%

World rank

77th

of 191 countries

All-time high

1.96 years

in 2018

All-time low

0.1264 years

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2019

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Costa Rica, 1970–2019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2019, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Costa Rica stood at 1.91 years.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Costa Rica peaked at 1.96 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1264 years, in 1970.

That places Costa Rica 77th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.2731 years	0.1264 years	0.3642 years	10
1980s	0.4824 years	0.3844 years	0.5642 years	10
1990s	0.7111 years	0.5877 years	0.9093 years	10
2000s	1.31 years	0.9058 years	1.54 years	8
2010s	1.65 years	1.54 years	1.96 years	10

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

74 Ecuador 1.99 years compare
75 Malaysia 1.96 years compare
76 Mauritius 1.95 years compare
78 Guyana 1.91 years compare
79 Seychelles 1.91 years compare
80 Brunei 1.9 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Costa Rica?: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Costa Rica was 1.91 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?: The highest recorded value was 1.96 years in 2018.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1264 years in 1970.
How does Costa Rica rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?: Costa Rica ranks 77th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Costa Rica?: Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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: 07 August 2026

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.