Argentina vs Costa Rica: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Argentina
1.1%
in 2023
Costa Rica
1.5%
in 2023
Argentina rank
23rd
Costa Rica rank
20th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Argentina
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.5% against 1.1% in Argentina, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Argentina ranks 23rd and Costa Rica ranks 20th of 25 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 4.8% | 1.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 5.2% | 3.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 3.8% | 2.6% | 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, Argentina or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 1.5% against 1.1% in Argentina as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Argentina and Costa Rica?
- 0.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Argentina ranks 23rd and Costa Rica ranks 20th 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, both sexes (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