Costa Rica vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity
Costa Rica
99.4%
in 2020
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
89.3%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
82nd
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
83rd
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity over time
- Costa Rica
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 99.4% against 89.3% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), a difference of 10.1%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2010 it was WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 82nd and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 83rd 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 | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.9% | 88.1% | 7.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 89.2% | 10.2% | 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Costa Rica, at 99.4% against 89.3% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) as of 2020.
- What is the difference in proportion of primary schools with access to electricity between Costa Rica and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 10.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- Costa Rica ranks 82nd and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 83rd 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