Bolivia vs Costa Rica: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Bolivia
4.8%
in 2021
Costa Rica
6.1%
in 2023
Bolivia rank
21st
Costa Rica rank
20th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Bolivia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 6.1% against 4.8% in Bolivia, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Bolivia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 21st and Costa Rica ranks 20th 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 | 27.1% | 30.0% | 2.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 20.6% | 8.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 8.2% | 1.6% | 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 6.1% against 4.8% 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?
- 1.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Costa Rica?
- 18 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 21st and Costa Rica ranks 20th 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, 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