Colombia vs Costa Rica: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Colombia
0.6786 GPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica
0.7183 GPIA
in 2023
Colombia rank
40th
Costa Rica rank
37th
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.7183 GPIA against 0.6786 GPIA in Colombia, a difference of 0.0397 GPIA.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Colombia ranks 40th and Costa Rica ranks 37th of 42 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7536 GPIA | 0.7842 GPIA | 0.0306 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.6766 GPIA | 0.8023 GPIA | 0.1257 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.6919 GPIA | 0.7377 GPIA | 0.0458 GPIA | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2, Colombia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.7183 GPIA against 0.6786 GPIA in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 0.0397 GPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Colombia ranks 40th and Costa Rica ranks 37th of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA). 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