Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 was 10.49 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
10.49
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
41st
of 90 countries
All-time high
10.49
in 2021
All-time low
7.65
in 1989
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

02.557.5101989200520211989: 7.61990: 7.71991: 7.71992: 7.91993: 81994: 7.81995: 81996: 81997: 8.21998: 8.21999: 8.12000: 82001: 8.42002: 8.52003: 8.72004: 8.72005: 8.82006: 8.92007: 8.92008: 9.12009: 9.22010: 9.32011: 9.52012: 9.62013: 9.82014: 9.82015: 9.82016: 9.82017: 9.82018: 102019: 10.12020: 10.32021: 10.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 in Costa Rica stood at 10.49. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 in Costa Rica peaked at 10.49 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.65, in 1989.

Costa Rica ranks 41st of 90 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.

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1989 7.65
1990 7.7 +0.7%
1991 7.71 +0.1%
1992 7.89 +2.3%
1993 7.98 +1.2%
1994 7.79 -2.5%
1995 8.02 +3.0%
1996 8.05 +0.3%
1997 8.16 +1.4%
1998 8.17 +0.1%
1999 8.11 -0.7%
2000 8.03 -1.0%
2001 8.4 +4.5%
2002 8.48 +1.0%
2003 8.65 +2.0%
2004 8.71 +0.7%
2005 8.76 +0.5%
2006 8.91 +1.8%
2007 8.85 -0.6%
2008 9.09 +2.7%
2009 9.2 +1.2%
2010 9.34 +1.5%
2011 9.48 +1.5%
2012 9.58 +1.1%
2013 9.85 +2.8%
2014 9.81 -0.3%
2015 9.78 -0.4%
2016 9.84 +0.7%
2017 9.82 -0.3%
2018 10.01 +2.0%
2019 10.14 +1.3%
2020 10.29 +1.5%
2021 10.49 +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 7.65 7.65 7.65 1
1990s 7.96 7.7 8.17 10
2000s 8.71 8.03 9.2 10
2010s 9.76 9.34 10.14 10
2020s 10.39 10.29 10.49 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 38 Nigeria 10.57 compare
  2. 39 Uruguay 10.52 compare
  3. 40 Türkiye 10.5 compare
  4. 42 Belgium 10.45 compare
  5. 43 Egypt 10.43 compare
  6. 44 Brazil 10.4 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 in Costa Rica?
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 in Costa Rica was 10.49 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 10.49 in 2021.
What is the lowest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 7.65 in 1989.
How does Costa Rica rank for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24?
Costa Rica ranks 41st out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
Is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,228 data points, 1970–2021
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