Costa Rica vs Indonesia: Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level
Costa Rica
20.4%
in 2022
Indonesia
16.5%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
48th
Indonesia rank
50th
Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level over time
- Costa Rica
- Indonesia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 20.4% against 16.5% in Indonesia, a difference of 3.9%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 48th and Indonesia ranks 50th of 51 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.1% | 17.2% | 8.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 23.5% | 2.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 16.5% | 4.0% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level, Costa Rica or Indonesia?
- Costa Rica, at 20.4% against 16.5% in Indonesia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level between Costa Rica and Indonesia?
- 3.9%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Indonesia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Indonesia rank globally for share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level?
- Costa Rica ranks 48th and Indonesia ranks 50th of 51 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 achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who achieve minimum math proficiency by the end of lower secondary education. This data accounts for school completion rates to estimate skills for all children, not just those in school.