Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Costa Rica
1.5%
in 2023
Dominican Republic
0.8%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
21st
Dominican Republic rank
23rd
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.5% against 0.8% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.9 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 21st and Dominican Republic ranks 23rd of 25 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Dominican Republic in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 8.7% | 3.5% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.6% | 0.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 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 Dominican Republic?
- Costa Rica, at 1.5% against 0.8% in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 0.7%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Costa Rica ranks 21st and Dominican Republic ranks 23rd 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, richest quintile, female (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