Costa Rica vs Maldives: Official entrance age to lower secondary education
Costa Rica
12 years
in 2025
Maldives
12 years
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
30th
Maldives rank
30th
Official entrance age to lower secondary education over time
- Costa Rica
- Maldives
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Maldives, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 30th and Maldives ranks 30th of 221 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12 years | 11 years | 1 years | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 12 years | 11 years | 1 years | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 12 years | 11.4 years | 0.6 years | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 12 years | 13 years | 1 years | Maldives |
| 2010s | 12 years | 13 years | 1 years | Maldives |
| 2020s | 12 years | 12.33 years | 0.3333 years | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to lower secondary education, Costa Rica or Maldives?
- Costa Rica, at 12 years against 12 years in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to lower secondary education between Costa Rica and Maldives?
- 0 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Maldives?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Maldives rank globally for official entrance age to lower secondary education?
- Costa Rica ranks 30th and Maldives ranks 30th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to lower secondary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release