Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24

Costa Rica
10.49
in 2021
Uruguay
10.52
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
41st
Uruguay rank
39th

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Uruguay
02.557.510198920052021

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 10.52 against 10.49 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.03.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Uruguay ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 41st and Uruguay ranks 39th of 90 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 8.17 9.41 1.25 Uruguay
2000s 8.71 9.95 1.25 Uruguay
2010s 9.76 10.26 0.4925 Uruguay
2020s 10.39 10.34 0.0524 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 10.52 against 10.49 in Costa Rica as of 2021.
What is the difference in average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
0.03, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
23 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24?
Costa Rica ranks 41st and Uruguay ranks 39th of 90 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,228 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed