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

Costa Rica: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and was 11.79 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
11.79
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
60th
of 88 countries
All-time high
11.79
in 2021
All-time low
10.91
in 1991
Years of data
33
1989–2021

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

02.557.51012.51989200520211989: 111990: 11.11991: 10.91992: 11.11993: 11.21994: 11.21995: 11.21996: 11.11997: 11.21998: 11.31999: 11.32000: 11.22001: 11.32002: 11.42003: 11.42004: 11.42005: 11.42006: 11.52007: 11.42008: 11.52009: 11.62010: 11.62011: 11.72012: 11.72013: 11.72014: 11.72015: 11.52016: 11.62017: 11.52018: 11.42019: 11.72020: 11.72021: 11.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Costa Rica stood at 11.79. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Costa Rica peaked at 11.79 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.91, in 1991.

That places Costa Rica 60th out of 88 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 and in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, above primary education in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1989 11.01
1990 11.05 +0.4%
1991 10.91 -1.3%
1992 11.06 +1.4%
1993 11.18 +1.1%
1994 11.19 +0.1%
1995 11.22 +0.2%
1996 11.13 -0.8%
1997 11.16 +0.2%
1998 11.32 +1.5%
1999 11.27 -0.5%
2000 11.22 -0.4%
2001 11.33 +1.0%
2002 11.37 +0.3%
2003 11.38 +0.1%
2004 11.39 +0.1%
2005 11.43 +0.4%
2006 11.45 +0.2%
2007 11.4 -0.5%
2008 11.51 +1.0%
2009 11.56 +0.5%
2010 11.6 +0.3%
2011 11.68 +0.7%
2012 11.66 -0.2%
2013 11.69 +0.3%
2014 11.68 -0.1%
2015 11.55 -1.1%
2016 11.59 +0.3%
2017 11.55 -0.3%
2018 11.41 -1.2%
2019 11.68 +2.4%
2020 11.67 -0.1%
2021 11.79 +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 11.01 11.01 11.01 1
1990s 11.15 10.91 11.32 10
2000s 11.4 11.22 11.56 10
2010s 11.61 11.41 11.69 10
2020s 11.73 11.67 11.79 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 57 Peru 12.04 compare
  2. 58 Croatia 12 compare
  3. 59 Nigeria 11.92 compare
  4. 61 Palestine, State of 11.74 compare
  5. 62 Mali 11.73 compare
  6. 63 Honduras 11.72 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Costa Rica?
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Costa Rica was 11.79 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 11.79 in 2021.
What is the lowest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 10.91 in 1991.
How does Costa Rica rank for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and?
Costa Rica ranks 60th out of 88 countries with data for 2021.
Is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 and above, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 1,164 data points, 1970–2021
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