Costa Rica vs Peru: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Costa Rica
1.5%
in 2023
Peru
1.7%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
20th
Peru rank
19th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Costa Rica
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 1.7% against 1.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 20th and Peru ranks 19th 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 | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 3.4% | 1.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 2.4% | 2.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 2.4% | 1.4% | 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, Costa Rica or Peru?
- Peru, at 1.7% against 1.5% 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 Peru?
- 0.2%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Costa Rica ranks 20th and Peru ranks 19th 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