Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Costa Rica
2.1%
in 2023
Uruguay
1.5%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
20th
Uruguay rank
22nd
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.1% against 1.5% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 20th and Uruguay ranks 22nd of 26 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 2.4% | 5.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.1% | 1.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.0% | 0.9% | 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 Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 2.1% against 1.5% in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.6%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Costa Rica ranks 20th and Uruguay ranks 22nd 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