Costa Rica vs ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%)
Costa Rica
93.0%
in 2020
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
86.2%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
84th
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank
83rd
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) over time
- Costa Rica
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 93.0% against 86.2% in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), a difference of 6.8%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)'s.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 84th and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 83rd of 117 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.3% | 79.7% | 7.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 83.3% | 9.8% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water, Costa Rica or ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Costa Rica, at 93.0% against 86.2% in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) as of 2020.
- What is the difference in proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water between Costa Rica and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- 6.8%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank globally for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Costa Rica ranks 84th and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 83rd of 117 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%). 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