Costa Rica vs Gambia: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Costa Rica
1 LPIA
in 2023
Gambia
1.08 LPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
36th
Gambia rank
33rd
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Costa Rica
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 1.08 LPIA against 1 LPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.08 LPIA.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 36th and Gambia ranks 33rd of 40 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.23 LPIA | 1.29 LPIA | 0.0625 LPIA | Gambia |
| 2010s | 1.05 LPIA | 1.21 LPIA | 0.1648 LPIA | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.9208 LPIA | 1.04 LPIA | 0.1143 LPIA | Gambia |
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 Gambia?
- Gambia, at 1.08 LPIA against 1 LPIA in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Costa Rica and Gambia?
- 0.08 LPIA, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Gambia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Gambia rank globally for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Costa Rica ranks 36th and Gambia ranks 33rd 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