Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Costa Rica
7.7%
in 2023
El Salvador
12.3%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
20th
El Salvador rank
18th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 12.3% against 7.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 4.6%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.6 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2002 it was El Salvador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 20th and El Salvador ranks 18th of 26 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.4% | 34.3% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 21.3% | 1.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 12.2% | 1.3% | El Salvador |
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 El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 12.3% against 7.7% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 4.6%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Costa Rica ranks 20th and El Salvador ranks 18th 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, both sexes (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