Costa Rica vs Zimbabwe: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Costa Rica
2.1%
in 2023
Zimbabwe
2.9%
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
20th
Zimbabwe rank
17th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Costa Rica
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 2.9% against 2.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.4 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 20th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th of 26 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 1.8% | 4.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 4.2% | 0.7% | Zimbabwe |
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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 2.9% against 2.1% in Costa Rica as of 2019.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Costa Rica and Zimbabwe?
- 0.8%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Zimbabwe?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and Zimbabwe rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Costa Rica ranks 20th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th 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