Brazil vs Costa Rica: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Brazil
6.1%
in 2024
Costa Rica
7.1%
in 2023
Brazil rank
27th
Costa Rica rank
24th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 7.1% against 6.1% in Brazil, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 27th and Costa Rica ranks 24th of 36 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.4% | 18.9% | 0.5% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 13.5% | 0.8% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 9.3% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 7.1% against 6.1% in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 1.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Brazil ranks 27th and Costa Rica ranks 24th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, urban, male (household survey data) (%). 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