Costa Rica vs Korea: Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students
Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students over time
- Costa Rica
- Korea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 15.71 Years against 12.99 Years in Korea, a difference of 2.72 Years.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Korea's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 4th and Korea ranks 1st of 34 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.73 Years | 13.11 Years | 2.63 Years | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 16.55 Years | 13 Years | 3.55 Years | Costa Rica |
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, Costa Rica or Korea?
- Costa Rica, at 15.71 Years against 12.99 Years in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students between Costa Rica and Korea?
- 2.72 Years, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Korea?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Korea rank globally for mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students?
- Costa Rica ranks 4th and Korea ranks 1st 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.