What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Costa Rica?

School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Costa Rica was 1.91 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

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

The highest recorded value was 1.95 years in 2018.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.12 years in 1970.

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

Costa Rica ranks 80th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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

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

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

Latest (2019)

1.91 years

Change on year

down 2.2%

World rank

80th

of 189 countries

All-time high

1.95 years

in 2018

All-time low

0.12 years

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2019

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

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 1.91 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in 2019.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Costa Rica peaked at 1.95 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.12 years, in 1970.

Costa Rica ranks 80th of 189 countries on this measure, 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	0.2529 years	0.12 years	0.3776 years	8
1980s	0.4794 years	0.3832 years	0.5618 years	10
1990s	0.7111 years	0.5855 years	0.9137 years	10
2000s	1.32 years	0.9046 years	1.54 years	8
2010s	1.65 years	1.54 years	1.95 years	10

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

77 Ecuador 1.94 years compare
78 Malaysia 1.93 years compare
79 Brazil 1.92 years compare
81 New Zealand 1.9 years compare
82 Seychelles 1.89 years compare
83 Brunei 1.89 years compare

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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Costa Rica?: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Costa Rica was 1.91 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Costa Rica?: The highest recorded value was 1.95 years in 2018.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Costa Rica?: The lowest recorded value was 0.12 years in 1970.
How does Costa Rica rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?: Costa Rica ranks 80th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?: Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 234 places, 7,031 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.