Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Costa Rica
1 LPIA
in 2023
Dominican Republic
1.03 LPIA
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
36th
Dominican Republic rank
35th
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 1.03 LPIA against 1 LPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.03 LPIA.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 36th and Dominican Republic ranks 35th of 40 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Dominican Republic in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3 LPIA | 1.28 LPIA | 0.0262 LPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.16 LPIA | 1.33 LPIA | 0.1611 LPIA | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 0.9697 LPIA | 1.14 LPIA | 0.1695 LPIA | Dominican Republic |
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, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?
- Dominican Republic, at 1.03 LPIA against 1 LPIA in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 0.03 LPIA, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Costa Rica ranks 36th and Dominican Republic ranks 35th of 40 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 location parity index (household survey data) (LPIA). 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