Colombia vs Costa Rica: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Colombia
4.3%
in 2023
Costa Rica
2.3%
in 2023
Colombia rank
13th
Costa Rica rank
16th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 4.3% against 2.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.9 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 13th and Costa Rica ranks 16th of 25 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 2.9% | 3.1% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 6.1% | 1.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 0.0% | 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, Colombia or Costa Rica?
- Colombia, at 4.3% against 2.3% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 2.0%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Colombia ranks 13th and Costa Rica ranks 16th of 25 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, richest quintile, female (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