Belgium vs Costa Rica: Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students
Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students over time
- Belgium
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 15.71 Years against 14.81 Years in Belgium, a difference of 0.9 Years.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 6th and Costa Rica ranks 4th of 34 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.32 Years | 15.73 Years | 3.58 Years | Belgium |
| 2020s | 17.34 Years | 16.55 Years | 0.7931 Years | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students, Belgium or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 15.71 Years against 14.81 Years in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students between Belgium and Costa Rica?
- 0.9 Years, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Costa Rica?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Costa Rica rank globally for mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students?
- Belgium ranks 6th and Costa Rica ranks 4th of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students enrolled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates. The default table displays graduates and new entrants data for the latest available year and for diferent tertiary levels of education. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, other levels of education, sex, mobility status and measure (enrolments). Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.