Barbados vs Costa Rica: Duration of pre-primary education
Barbados
2 years
in 2025
Costa Rica
2 years
in 2025
Barbados rank
146th
Costa Rica rank
146th
Duration of pre-primary education over time
- Barbados
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 2 years against 2 years in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Barbados ranks 146th and Costa Rica ranks 146th of 223 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2 years | 2 years | 0 years | — |
| 1980s | 2 years | 2 years | 0 years | — |
| 1990s | 2 years | 1.9 years | 0.1 years | Barbados |
| 2000s | 2 years | 2 years | 0 years | — |
| 2010s | 2 years | 2 years | 0 years | — |
| 2020s | 2 years | 2 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher duration of pre-primary education, Barbados or Costa Rica?
- Barbados, at 2 years against 2 years in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in duration of pre-primary education between Barbados and Costa Rica?
- 0 years, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Costa Rica?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Costa Rica rank globally for duration of pre-primary education?
- Barbados ranks 146th and Costa Rica ranks 146th of 223 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Duration of pre-primary education. 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 that a child is expected to spend in pre-primary education, defined by country's official educational regulations or laws.