Costa Rica vs Cyprus: Primary, secondary and tertiary … Primary, secondary, tertiary
Costa Rica
104.8%
in 2024
Cyprus
105.3%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
68th
Cyprus rank
66th
Primary, secondary and tertiary … Primary, secondary, tertiary over time
- Costa Rica
- Cyprus
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 105.3% against 104.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 68th and Cyprus ranks 66th of 217 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Cyprus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 108.5% | 100.0% | 8.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 106.2% | 100.2% | 5.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 106.5% | 101.7% | 4.8% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates, Costa Rica or Cyprus?
- Cyprus, at 105.3% against 104.8% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates between Costa Rica and Cyprus?
- 0.5%, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Cyprus?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Cyprus rank globally for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Costa Rica ranks 68th and Cyprus ranks 66th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.