Costa Rica vs Hungary: Official entrance age to compulsory education
Costa Rica
4 years
in 2019
Hungary
4 years
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
170th
Hungary rank
170th
Official entrance age to compulsory education over time
- Costa Rica
- Hungary
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 4 years against 4 years in Hungary, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Hungary has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 170th and Hungary ranks 170th of 195 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 years | 6 years | 2 years | Hungary |
| 2000s | 4 years | 6 years | 2 years | Hungary |
| 2010s | 4 years | 5 years | 1 years | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to compulsory education, Costa Rica or Hungary?
- Costa Rica, at 4 years against 4 years in Hungary as of 2019.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Costa Rica and Hungary?
- 0 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Hungary?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and Hungary rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Costa Rica ranks 170th and Hungary ranks 170th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Official age when students should enter compulsory education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.