Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students was 15.71 Years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students in Costa Rica, 2013–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in Costa Rica is 15.71 Years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in Costa Rica peaked at 17.31 Years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.74 Years, in 2019.
Costa Rica ranks 4th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 15.55 Years | — |
| 2014 | 15.79 Years | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 15.76 Years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 15.69 Years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 16.04 Years | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 16.58 Years | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 14.74 Years | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 16.93 Years | +14.8% |
| 2021 | 17.31 Years | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 16.62 Years | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 16.18 Years | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 15.71 Years | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.73 Years | 14.74 Years | 16.58 Years | 7 |
| 2020s | 16.55 Years | 15.71 Years | 17.31 Years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 1 Estonia 14.84 Years compare
- 1 Mexico 17.95 Years compare
- 2 Latvia 14.28 Years compare
- 2 Sweden 15.96 Years compare
- 3 Australia 15.76 Years compare
- 3 Netherlands 13.94 Years compare
- 3 Croatia 12.23 Years compare
- 5 Ireland 15.63 Years compare
- 5 Lithuania 13.66 Years compare
- 6 Belgium 14.81 Years compare
- 6 Slovenia 13.27 Years compare
- 7 Poland 12.37 Years compare
- 7 Portugal 14.61 Years compare
More education data for Costa Rica
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,015 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,772 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 62,694 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,047 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in Costa Rica?
- Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in Costa Rica was 15.71 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 17.31 Years in 2021.
- What is the lowest mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.74 Years in 2019.
- How does Costa Rica rank for mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students?
- Costa Rica ranks 4th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students enrolled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.