Brazil vs Costa Rica: Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, male
Brazil
94.2%
in 2023
Costa Rica
97.2%
in 2024
Brazil rank
15th
Costa Rica rank
12th
Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, male over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 97.2% against 94.2% in Brazil, a difference of 3.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Brazil ranks 15th and Costa Rica ranks 12th of 37 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.3% | 83.5% | 12.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 85.3% | 94.2% | 8.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 94.3% | 97.6% | 3.3% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, male, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 97.2% against 94.2% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, male between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 3.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, male?
- Brazil ranks 15th and Costa Rica ranks 12th of 37 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, male (%). 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