Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Average years of schooling
Costa Rica
8.8 years
in 2020
Ecuador
8.82 years
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
92nd
Ecuador rank
91st
Average years of schooling over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 8.82 years against 8.8 years in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1913 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 92nd and Ecuador ranks 91st of 162 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Ecuador in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 2.01 years | 1.87 years | 0.1406 years | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 2.33 years | 2.2 years | 0.1338 years | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 2.72 years | 2.62 years | 0.1015 years | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 3.37 years | 3.63 years | 0.2596 years | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 3.85 years | 4.56 years | 0.7078 years | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 4.28 years | 5.22 years | 0.9404 years | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 5.23 years | 6.44 years | 1.2 years | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 6.23 years | 7.38 years | 1.16 years | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 7.41 years | 8.16 years | 0.7565 years | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 8.55 years | 8.42 years | 0.1291 years | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 8.8 years | 8.82 years | 0.0131 years | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 8.82 years against 8.8 years in Costa Rica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0.02 years, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1913 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Costa Rica ranks 92nd and Ecuador ranks 91st of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. 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 of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.