Costa Rica vs ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419): Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity
Costa Rica
99.4%
in 2020
ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)
88.9%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
82nd
ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) rank
85th
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity over time
- Costa Rica
- ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 99.4% against 88.9% in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419), a difference of 10.5%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)'s.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 82nd and ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) ranks 85th of 133 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.8% | 84.1% | 13.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 87.4% | 12.0% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of primary schools with access to electricity, Costa Rica or ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- Costa Rica, at 99.4% against 88.9% in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) as of 2020.
- What is the difference in proportion of primary schools with access to electricity between Costa Rica and ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- 10.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) rank globally for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- Costa Rica ranks 82nd and ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) ranks 85th of 133 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity (%). 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