Colombia vs Costa Rica: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Colombia
1.79 WPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica
1.78 WPIA
in 2023
Colombia rank
4th
Costa Rica rank
5th
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1.79 WPIA against 1.78 WPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.01 WPIA.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 4th and Costa Rica ranks 5th of 30 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.79 WPIA | 1.8 WPIA | 0.0077 WPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.8 WPIA | 1.79 WPIA | 0.0047 WPIA | Colombia |
| 2020s | 1.8 WPIA | 1.69 WPIA | 0.1068 WPIA | Colombia |
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?
- Colombia, at 1.79 WPIA against 1.78 WPIA in Costa Rica 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?
- 0.01 WPIA, with Colombia 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 4th and Costa Rica ranks 5th of 30 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 wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA). 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