Brazil vs Costa Rica: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Brazil
10.8%
in 2023
Costa Rica
9.2%
in 2023
Brazil rank
13th
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 10.8% against 9.2% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 13th and Costa Rica ranks 15th of 22 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.6% | 27.8% | 0.8% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 22.7% | 2.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 13.6% | 0.9% | 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, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Brazil, at 10.8% against 9.2% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 1.6%, 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 13th and Costa Rica ranks 15th of 22 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, male (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