School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female was 1.92 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
1.92 years
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
81st
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.97 years
in 2018
All-time low
0.1331 years
in 1970
Years of data
46
1970–2019

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2019, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Costa Rica stood at 1.92 years.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Costa Rica peaked at 1.97 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1331 years, in 1970.

That places Costa Rica 81st out of 189 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.

School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) in Costa Rica, 1970 to 2019.
Year years Change
1970 0.1331 years
1971 0.1562 years +17.3%
1972 0.2314 years +48.2%
1973 0.2688 years +16.2%
1974 0.2727 years +1.4%
1975 0.2846 years +4.3%
1976 0.3364 years +18.2%
1977 0.3147 years -6.5%
1980 0.3855 years +22.5%
1981 0.4074 years +5.7%
1982 0.4435 years +8.9%
1983 0.4779 years +7.8%
1984 0.4306 years -9.9%
1985 0.5257 years +22.1%
1986 0.5395 years +2.6%
1987 0.5311 years -1.6%
1988 0.5486 years +3.3%
1989 0.5666 years +3.3%
1990 0.5901 years +4.1%
1991 0.6458 years +9.4%
1992 0.6404 years -0.8%
1993 0.6413 years +0.1%
1994 0.652 years +1.7%
1995 0.6872 years +5.4%
1996 0.7099 years +3.3%
1997 0.8357 years +17.7%
1998 0.8032 years -3.9%
1999 0.9047 years +12.6%
2000 0.907 years +0.3%
2001 1.16 years +27.4%
2002 1.22 years +5.5%
2004 1.31 years +7.7%
2005 1.42 years +8.4%
2006 1.47 years +3.2%
2008 1.49 years +1.5%
2009 1.54 years +3.2%
2010 1.55 years +0.8%
2011 1.56 years +0.8%
2012 1.55 years -0.5%
2013 1.59 years +2.0%
2014 1.62 years +2.0%
2015 1.58 years -2.3%
2016 1.56 years -1.3%
2017 1.62 years +3.8%
2018 1.97 years +21.6%
2019 1.92 years -2.6%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 1.92 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.44 years, 78% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 1.92 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.91 years, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1972 +48.2% 0.1562 years 0.2314 years

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.2497 years 0.1331 years 0.3364 years 8
1980s 0.4856 years 0.3855 years 0.5666 years 10
1990s 0.711 years 0.5901 years 0.9047 years 10
2000s 1.31 years 0.907 years 1.54 years 8
2010s 1.65 years 1.55 years 1.97 years 10

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 78 Suriname 1.93 years compare
  2. 79 India 1.93 years compare
  3. 80 Seychelles 1.92 years compare
  4. 82 British Virgin Islands 1.91 years compare
  5. 83 Brunei 1.91 years compare
  6. 84 Guyana 1.87 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Costa Rica?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Costa Rica was 1.92 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 1.97 years in 2018.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1331 years in 1970.
How does Costa Rica rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
Costa Rica ranks 81st out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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.