Brazil vs Costa Rica: Share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education
Brazil
49.7%
in 2022
Costa Rica
52.9%
in 2022
Brazil rank
48th
Costa Rica rank
45th
Share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 52.9% against 49.7% in Brazil, a difference of 3.2%.
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 48th and Costa Rica ranks 45th of 59 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 | 50.4% | 67.4% | 16.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 61.8% | 11.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 52.9% | 3.3% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 52.9% against 49.7% in Brazil as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 3.2%, 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 reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education?
- Brazil ranks 48th and Costa Rica ranks 45th of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of students who achieve minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education. This data includes only students enrolled in school.