Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity
Costa Rica
99.4%
in 2020
Sri Lanka
99.8%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
82nd
Sri Lanka rank
81st
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity over time
- Costa Rica
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 99.8% against 99.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 82nd and Sri Lanka ranks 81st 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 | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.7% | 96.9% | 0.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 98.8% | 0.6% | 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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 99.8% against 99.4% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of primary schools with access to electricity between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 0.4%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka rank globally for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- Costa Rica ranks 82nd and Sri Lanka ranks 81st 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