Brazil vs Costa Rica: Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level
Brazil
26.6%
in 2022
Costa Rica
28.2%
in 2022
Brazil rank
56th
Costa Rica rank
53rd
Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 28.2% against 26.6% in Brazil, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 56th and Costa Rica ranks 53rd of 63 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.9% | 43.3% | 12.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 39.2% | 7.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 28.2% | 1.5% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 28.2% against 26.6% in Brazil as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 1.6%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level?
- Brazil ranks 56th and Costa Rica ranks 53rd of 63 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of students 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
Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).