Costa Rica vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes

Costa Rica
39.5%
in 2024
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
30.7%
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
103rd
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
101st

Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes over time

  • Costa Rica
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 39.5% against 30.7% in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), a difference of 8.8%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2012 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 103rd and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 101st of 163 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
2010s 27.6% 29.0% 1.4% WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
2020s 36.2% 31.3% 4.9% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes, Costa Rica or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
Costa Rica, at 39.5% against 30.7% in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes between Costa Rica and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
8.8%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
10 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 103rd and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 101st of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Net enrolment rate, early childhood 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
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
346 places, 5,259 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release