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

Colombia
8.3
in 2018
Costa Rica
8.62
in 2018
Colombia rank
77th
Costa Rica rank
75th

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

  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
02468197319952018

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 8.62 against 8.3 in Colombia, a difference of 0.32.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 77th and Costa Rica ranks 75th of 91 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s 7.21 8.35 1.15 Costa Rica
2010s 7.78 8.52 0.7471 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+, Colombia or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 8.62 against 8.3 in Colombia as of 2018.
What is the difference in uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ between Colombia and Costa Rica?
0.32, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
10 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Colombia ranks 77th and Costa Rica ranks 75th of 91 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, male. 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, male
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,015 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 male 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/