Costa Rica vs Zimbabwe: Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita
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. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe ranks 114th of 192 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.19 years | 5.7 years | 1.48 years | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 7.95 years | 7.09 years | 0.8633 years | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 8.56 years | 8.19 years | 0.3641 years | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 8.83 years | 8.9 years | 0.0667 years | Zimbabwe |
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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, 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 Zimbabwe?
- 0.09 years, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Zimbabwe?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Zimbabwe rank globally for average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 116th and Zimbabwe ranks 114th 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.