Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Costa Rica
2.1%
in 2023
Paraguay
1.6%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
20th
Paraguay rank
21st
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.1% against 1.6% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 20th and Paraguay ranks 21st of 26 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 9.0% | 1.8% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 5.8% | 1.8% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 2.0% | 1.6% | 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, Costa Rica or Paraguay?
- Costa Rica, at 2.1% against 1.6% in Paraguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 0.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Costa Rica ranks 20th and Paraguay ranks 21st of 26 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, 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