Bolivia vs Costa Rica: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Bolivia
3.7%
in 2021
Costa Rica
9.1%
in 2023
Bolivia rank
24th
Costa Rica rank
21st
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Bolivia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 9.1% against 3.7% in Bolivia, a difference of 5.4%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.5 times Bolivia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Bolivia ranks 24th and Costa Rica ranks 21st of 26 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.3% | 38.3% | 10.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 24.9% | 11.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 18.6% | 13.7% | 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, Bolivia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 9.1% against 3.7% in Bolivia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Bolivia and Costa Rica?
- 5.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Costa Rica?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2021.
- How do Bolivia and Costa Rica rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Bolivia ranks 24th and Costa Rica 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, rural, poorest 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