Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Costa Rica
0.9%
in 2023
Ecuador
0.3%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
22nd
Ecuador rank
25th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.9% against 0.3% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 3.0 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 22nd and Ecuador ranks 25th 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 | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.3% | 1.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 0.5% | 3.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 0.2% | 3.5% | 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 Ecuador?
- Costa Rica, at 0.9% against 0.3% in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0.6%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Costa Rica ranks 22nd and Ecuador ranks 25th 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