Costa Rica vs Guyana: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Costa Rica

8.84 years

in 2023

Guyana

8.7 years

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

116th

Guyana rank

118th

Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling over time

Costa Rica currently reports 8.84 years against 8.7 years in Guyana, a difference of 0.1423 years.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 116th and Guyana ranks 118th of 192 countries.

Indicator: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.