Costa Rica vs Syria: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Costa Rica
0.0897 units per person
in 2024
Syria
0.088 units per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
111th
Syria rank
112th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Syria
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0897 units per person against 0.088 units per person in Syria, a difference of 0.0017 units per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 111th and Syria ranks 112th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Syria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.174 units per person 0.157 units per person 0.017 units per person Costa Rica
1980s 0.1367 units per person 0.1789 units per person 0.0421 units per person Syria
1990s 0.1428 units per person 0.181 units per person 0.0382 units per person Syria
2000s 0.1288 units per person 0.1314 units per person 0.0026 units per person Syria
2010s 0.108 units per person 0.1003 units per person 0.0077 units per person Costa Rica
2020s 0.0943 units per person 0.0979 units per person 0.0036 units per person Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Costa Rica or Syria?
Costa Rica, at 0.0897 units per person against 0.088 units per person in Syria as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Costa Rica and Syria?
0.0017 units per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Syria?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Syria rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 111th and Syria ranks 112th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.