Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female
Costa Rica
96.4%
in 2023
Ecuador
96.3%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
84th
Ecuador rank
87th
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 96.4% against 96.3% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 84th and Ecuador ranks 87th of 170 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84.3% | 65.7% | 18.6% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 89.7% | 72.1% | 17.5% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 93.6% | 72.4% | 21.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 95.6% | 85.1% | 10.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 94.2% | 1.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 97.3% | 0.2% | 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, female, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Costa Rica, at 96.4% against 96.3% in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 84th and Ecuador ranks 87th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release