Costa Rica vs Mexico: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Costa Rica
1 LPIA
in 2023
Mexico
1 LPIA
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
36th
Mexico rank
36th
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 LPIA against 1 LPIA in Mexico, a difference of 0 LPIA.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Mexico ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 36th and Mexico ranks 36th of 40 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.28 LPIA | 1.44 LPIA | 0.1649 LPIA | Mexico |
| 2010s | 1.14 LPIA | 1.37 LPIA | 0.2219 LPIA | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.9338 LPIA | 1.05 LPIA | 0.1117 LPIA | Mexico |
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 Mexico?
- Costa Rica, at 1 LPIA against 1 LPIA in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 0 LPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Costa Rica ranks 36th and Mexico ranks 36th 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