Costa Rica vs Peru: Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes
Costa Rica
98.7%
in 2024
Peru
98.3%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
7th
Peru rank
8th
Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes over time
- Costa Rica
- Peru
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 98.7% against 98.3% in Peru, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 7th and Peru ranks 8th of 37 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.6% | 80.4% | 5.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 95.3% | 92.4% | 2.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 97.1% | 1.0% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes, Costa Rica or Peru?
- Costa Rica, at 98.7% against 98.3% in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes between Costa Rica and Peru?
- 0.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 7th and Peru ranks 8th of 37 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes (%). 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