Chile vs Costa Rica: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Chile
0.5%
in 2022
Costa Rica
0.9%
in 2023
Chile rank
24th
Costa Rica rank
22nd
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Chile
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.9% against 0.5% in Chile, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.8 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Chile ranks 24th and Costa Rica ranks 22nd of 25 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 6.2% | 0.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 3.6% | 5.6% | Chile |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 5.2% | 2.0% | 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, Chile or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.9% against 0.5% in Chile as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Chile and Costa Rica?
- 0.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Chile ranks 24th and Costa Rica ranks 22nd 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, 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