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

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

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

Costa Rica

8.84 years

in 2023

Paraguay

8.93 years

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

116th

Paraguay rank

115th

Paraguay currently reports 8.93 years against 8.84 years in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.09 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 116th and Paraguay ranks 115th of 192 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Paraguay in 1.

Decade	Costa Rica	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7.19 years	6.21 years	0.9719 years	Costa Rica
2000s	7.95 years	7.1 years	0.8503 years	Costa Rica
2010s	8.56 years	8.19 years	0.371 years	Costa Rica
2020s	8.83 years	8.91 years	0.0794 years	Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling, Costa Rica or Paraguay?: Paraguay, at 8.93 years against 8.84 years in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling between Costa Rica and Paraguay?: 0.09 years, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling?: Costa Rica ranks 116th and Paraguay ranks 115th 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.