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
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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About this data
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/