Costa Rica vs Libya: Share of children in primary school age who are in school

Costa Rica

95.5%

in 2024

Libya

95.5%

in 1983

Costa Rica rank

114th

Libya rank

116th

Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time

Costa Rica currently reports 95.5% against 95.5% in Libya, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 114th and Libya ranks 116th of 209 countries.

Indicator: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 8,478 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.