Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Costa Rica
8.2%
in 2023
El Salvador
10.0%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
15th
El Salvador rank
13th
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 10.0% against 8.2% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and El Salvador ranks 13th of 23 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.5% | 22.3% | 3.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 16.2% | 3.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 10.3% | 1.2% | 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 El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 10.0% against 8.2% 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?
- 1.8%, 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 15th and El Salvador ranks 13th of 23 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, urban, 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