Chile vs Costa Rica: Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data)
Chile
97.6%
in 2025
Costa Rica
97.8%
in 2025
Chile rank
79th
Costa Rica rank
77th
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) over time
- Chile
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 97.8% against 97.6% in Chile, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 79th and Costa Rica ranks 77th of 165 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 91.8% | 77.7% | 14.1% | Chile |
| 1990s | 94.9% | 79.4% | 15.5% | Chile |
| 2000s | 97.4% | 87.0% | 10.4% | Chile |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 93.6% | 4.2% | Chile |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 97.2% | 0.2% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data), Chile or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 97.8% against 97.6% in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) between Chile and Costa Rica?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data)?
- Chile ranks 79th and Costa Rica ranks 77th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) (%). 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