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

School life expectancy, primary, male in Costa Rica was 6.91 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

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

The highest recorded value was 6.97 years in 2009.

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

The lowest recorded value was 6.09 years in 1984.

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

Costa Rica ranks 52nd out of 197 countries with data for 2019.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Costa Rica data come from?

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

School life expectancy, primary, male in Costa Rica

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

Costa Rica: School life expectancy, primary, male was 6.91 years in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

6.91 years

Change on year

up 2.7%

World rank

52nd

of 197 countries

All-time high

6.97 years

in 2009

All-time low

6.09 years

in 1984

Years of data

1970–2019

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

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 6.91 years for school life expectancy, primary, male in 2019.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Costa Rica peaked at 6.97 years in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.09 years, in 1984.

That places Costa Rica 52nd out of 197 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	6.47 years	6.32 years	6.59 years	10
1980s	6.26 years	6.09 years	6.44 years	10
1990s	6.35 years	6.27 years	6.83 years	10
2000s	6.78 years	6.62 years	6.97 years	9
2010s	6.77 years	6.59 years	6.96 years	10

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

49 American Samoa 6.93 years compare
50 Samoa 6.92 years compare
51 Haiti 6.91 years compare
53 Dominican Republic 6.9 years compare
54 Tanzania 6.9 years compare
55 Nepal 6.9 years compare

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More reference data data for Costa Rica

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary, male in Costa Rica?: School life expectancy, primary, male in Costa Rica was 6.91 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Costa Rica?: The highest recorded value was 6.97 years in 2009.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Costa Rica?: The lowest recorded value was 6.09 years in 1984.
How does Costa Rica rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?: Costa Rica ranks 52nd out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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: 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.