Costa Rica vs Ghana: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and

Costa Rica
9.36
in 2021
Ghana
9.71
in 2016
Costa Rica rank
65th
Ghana rank
62nd

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Ghana
0246810198920052021

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 9.71 against 9.36 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.35.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 65th and Ghana ranks 62nd of 90 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Ghana Difference Ahead
1990s 7.23 5.54 1.69 Costa Rica
2000s 8.36 6.1 2.26 Costa Rica
2010s 8.87 8.4 0.4687 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 25 and, Costa Rica or Ghana?
Ghana, at 9.71 against 9.36 in Costa Rica as of 2016.
What is the difference in average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and between Costa Rica and Ghana?
0.35, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ghana?
5 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
How do Costa Rica and Ghana rank globally for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and?
Costa Rica ranks 65th and Ghana ranks 62nd of 90 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and above. 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 25 and above
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,228 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed