Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Costa Rica
9.5%
in 2023
El Salvador
11.7%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
21st
El Salvador rank
19th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 11.7% against 9.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2002 it was El Salvador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 21st and El Salvador ranks 19th of 27 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.2% | 32.6% | 1.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 22.4% | 0.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 11.4% | 1.8% | 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, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 11.7% against 9.5% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 2.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Costa Rica ranks 21st and El Salvador ranks 19th of 27 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, poorest quintile, 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