Costa Rica vs Indonesia: Share of children who have completed primary school
Costa Rica
98.9%
in 2025
Indonesia
98.9%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
60th
Indonesia rank
63rd
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Costa Rica
- Indonesia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 98.9% against 98.9% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 60th and Indonesia ranks 63rd of 165 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.4% | 81.7% | 3.3% | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 80.4% | 89.0% | 8.5% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 88.1% | 92.7% | 4.6% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 96.5% | 1.6% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 98.6% | 0.1% | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Costa Rica or Indonesia?
- Costa Rica, at 98.9% against 98.9% in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Costa Rica and Indonesia?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Indonesia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Indonesia rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Costa Rica ranks 60th and Indonesia ranks 63rd of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.