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

Costa Rica

8.84 years

in 2023

Zimbabwe

8.93 years

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

116th

Zimbabwe rank

114th

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

Zimbabwe currently reports 8.93 years against 8.84 years in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0861 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 Zimbabwe ranks 114th 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.