Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Costa Rica
3.9%
in 2023
Paraguay
3.0%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
15th
Paraguay rank
17th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3.9% against 3.0% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Paraguay ranks 17th of 24 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.5% | 15.9% | 5.5% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 10.0% | 5.7% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 3.8% | 1.3% | Paraguay |
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 Paraguay?
- Costa Rica, at 3.9% against 3.0% in Paraguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 0.9%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and Paraguay ranks 17th 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