Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Costa Rica
2.3%
in 2023
Uruguay
2.0%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
16th
Uruguay rank
17th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.3% against 2.0% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 16th and Uruguay ranks 17th of 25 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 1.7% | 1.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 1.2% | 4.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 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 Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 2.3% against 2.0% in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Costa Rica ranks 16th and Uruguay ranks 17th 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