Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Costa Rica
1.78 WPIA
in 2023
Dominican Republic
1.83 WPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
5th
Dominican Republic rank
3rd
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 1.83 WPIA against 1.78 WPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.05 WPIA.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 5th and Dominican Republic ranks 3rd of 30 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8 WPIA | 1.67 WPIA | 0.1258 WPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.79 WPIA | 1.7 WPIA | 0.0877 WPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.69 WPIA | 1.62 WPIA | 0.0712 WPIA | 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, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?
- Dominican Republic, at 1.83 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 Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 0.05 WPIA, 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 5th and Dominican Republic ranks 3rd 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