Costa Rica vs ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes

Costa Rica
106.4%
in 2024
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
98.6%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
16th
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank
16th

Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Costa Rica
  • ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 106.4% against 98.6% in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), a difference of 7.8%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)'s.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2002 it was ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 16th and ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 16th of 198 countries.

ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) Difference Ahead
2000s 90.5% 96.2% 5.7% ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
2010s 93.5% 96.3% 2.7% ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
2020s 97.4% 98.5% 1.1% ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes, Costa Rica or ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
Costa Rica, at 106.4% against 98.6% in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes between Costa Rica and ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
7.8%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
20 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank globally for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 16th and ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 16th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
417 places, 14,076 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release