What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Costa Rica and Viet Nam?

0.0018 units per person, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Viet Nam?

47 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.

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.

Costa Rica vs Viet Nam: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Costa Rica

0.0897 units per person

in 2024

Viet Nam

0.0879 units per person

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

111th

Viet Nam rank

113th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

Costa Rica
Viet Nam

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0897 units per person against 0.0879 units per person in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.0018 units per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 111th and Viet Nam ranks 113th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Viet Nam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.1619 units per person	0.1527 units per person	0.0093 units per person	Costa Rica
1980s	0.1369 units per person	0.1397 units per person	0.0028 units per person	Viet Nam
1990s	0.1428 units per person	0.1364 units per person	0.0064 units per person	Costa Rica
2000s	0.1288 units per person	0.1006 units per person	0.0282 units per person	Costa Rica
2010s	0.1021 units per person	0.0816 units per person	0.0205 units per person	Costa Rica
2020s	0.0943 units per person	0.0901 units per person	0.0042 units per person	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Costa Rica or Viet Nam?: Costa Rica, at 0.0897 units per person against 0.0879 units per person in Viet Nam as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Costa Rica and Viet Nam?: 0.0018 units per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Viet Nam?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Viet Nam rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?: Costa Rica ranks 111th and Viet Nam ranks 113th 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: 02 September 2026

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.