Barbados vs Costa Rica: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes
Barbados
96.3%
in 2022
Costa Rica
96.5%
in 2023
Barbados rank
88th
Costa Rica rank
87th
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Barbados
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 96.5% against 96.3% in Barbados, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Barbados ranks 88th and Costa Rica ranks 87th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.7% | 94.6% | 1.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 95.7% | 95.0% | 0.7% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 95.4% | 0.4% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 98.2% | 2.0% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes, Barbados or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 96.5% against 96.3% in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes between Barbados and Costa Rica?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Costa Rica?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
- How do Barbados and Costa Rica rank globally for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes?
- Barbados ranks 88th and Costa Rica ranks 87th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes (%). 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