Costa Rica vs Ecuador: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+

Costa Rica
8.74
in 2018
Ecuador
8.76
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
71st
Ecuador rank
70th

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Ecuador
02468197319952018

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 8.76 against 8.74 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 71st and Ecuador ranks 70th of 93 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Ecuador Difference Ahead
2000s 8.34 7.72 0.6158 Costa Rica
2010s 8.55 8.26 0.2897 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
Ecuador, at 8.76 against 8.74 in Costa Rica as of 2017.
What is the difference in uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
0.02, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
9 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2016.
How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Costa Rica ranks 71st and Ecuador ranks 70th of 93 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
93 places, 1,032 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/