Average age, above primary education in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Average age, above primary education was 36.96 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
36.96
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
57th
of 105 countries
All-time high
36.96
in 2021
All-time low
29.39
in 1989
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Average age, above primary education in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

0102030401989200520211989: 29.41990: 29.51991: 29.41992: 301993: 30.41994: 30.61995: 30.81996: 30.91997: 31.51998: 31.81999: 31.32000: 31.52001: 322002: 32.22003: 32.12004: 32.22005: 32.52006: 32.82007: 32.92008: 33.32009: 33.52010: 33.72011: 34.52012: 34.62013: 35.42014: 35.22015: 34.82016: 35.32017: 35.72018: 35.52019: 362020: 36.52021: 37

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 36.96 for average age, above primary education in 2021. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age, above primary education in Costa Rica peaked at 36.96 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 29.39, in 1989.

Costa Rica ranks 57th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 29.39 29.39 29.39 1
1990s 30.64 29.45 31.83 10
2000s 32.48 31.46 33.5 10
2010s 35.05 33.72 35.99 10
2020s 36.72 36.49 36.96 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 54 Argentina 38.03 compare
  2. 55 Kyrgyzstan 37.9 compare
  3. 56 South Africa 37.63 compare
  4. 58 Colombia 36.88 compare
  5. 59 Brazil 36.71 compare
  6. 60 Peru 36.08 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age, above primary education in Costa Rica?
Average age, above primary education in Costa Rica was 36.96 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age, above primary education recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 36.96 in 2021.
What is the lowest average age, above primary education recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 29.39 in 1989.
How does Costa Rica rank for average age, above primary education?
Costa Rica ranks 57th out of 105 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age, above primary education rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Average age, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,441 data points, 1970–2021
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