Austria vs Costa Rica: Over-age students, primary

Austria
13.5%
in 2017
Costa Rica
13.7%
in 2018
Austria rank
46th
Costa Rica rank
44th

Over-age students, primary over time

  • Austria
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 13.7% against 13.5% in Austria, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Austria ranks 46th and Costa Rica ranks 44th of 191 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1970s 12.2% 15.1% 2.9% Costa Rica
1980s 10.7% 14.0% 3.4% Costa Rica
2010s 12.8% 12.0% 0.9% Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, Austria or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 13.7% against 13.5% in Austria as of 2018.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary between Austria and Costa Rica?
0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Costa Rica?
12 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2017.
How do Austria and Costa Rica rank globally for over-age students, primary?
Austria ranks 46th and Costa Rica ranks 44th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment)
Unit
% of enrollment
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,461 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.