Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
8.84 years
in 2023
Paraguay
8.93 years
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
116th
Paraguay rank
115th
Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
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.
Head to head by decade
| 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.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita, 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. gdp per capita 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. gdp per capita?
- 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. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.