How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Indonesia?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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

Costa Rica

8.84 years

in 2023

Indonesia

8.7 years

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

116th

Indonesia rank

119th

Costa Rica currently reports 8.84 years against 8.7 years in Indonesia, a difference of 0.14 years.

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

Costa Rica ranks 116th and Indonesia ranks 119th of 192 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Decade	Costa Rica	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7.19 years	4.45 years	2.74 years	Costa Rica
2000s	7.95 years	6.88 years	1.07 years	Costa Rica
2010s	8.56 years	7.87 years	0.69 years	Costa Rica
2020s	8.83 years	8.66 years	0.1706 years	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling, Costa Rica or Indonesia?: Costa Rica, at 8.84 years against 8.7 years in Indonesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling between Costa Rica and Indonesia?: 0.14 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Indonesia?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Indonesia rank globally for average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling?: Costa Rica ranks 116th and Indonesia ranks 119th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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.