UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ was 8.85 in 2018. ▲ Rising
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Costa Rica, 1973–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Costa Rica is 8.85, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Costa Rica peaked at 8.85 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.5, in 1973.
Costa Rica ranks 67th of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 4.5 | — |
| 2007 | 8.1 | +80.1% |
| 2008 | 8.41 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 8.47 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 8.38 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 8.5 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 8.57 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 8.76 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 8.69 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 8.66 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 8.85 | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.33 | 8.1 | 8.47 | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.63 | 8.38 | 8.85 | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Costa Rica?
- Uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Costa Rica was 8.85 in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 8.85 in 2018.
- What is the lowest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 in 1973.
- How does Costa Rica rank for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
- Costa Rica ranks 67th out of 91 countries with data for 2018.
- Is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 female 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/