Brazil vs Costa Rica: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Brazil
4.7%
in 2023
Costa Rica
3.9%
in 2023
Brazil rank
14th
Costa Rica rank
15th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 4.7% against 3.9% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 14th and Costa Rica ranks 15th of 24 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.0% | 10.5% | 3.5% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 3.8% | 5.5% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 2.4% | 3.0% | Brazil |
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, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Brazil, at 4.7% against 3.9% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 0.8%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Brazil ranks 14th and Costa Rica ranks 15th of 24 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, richest 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