Costa Rica vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes
Costa Rica
94.3%
in 2023
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
86.1%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
81st
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank
82nd
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes over time
- Costa Rica
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 94.3% against 86.1% in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, a difference of 8.2%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1970 it was UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 81st and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 82nd of 180 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.1% | 80.3% | 8.3% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
| 1980s | 76.9% | 84.7% | 7.9% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
| 1990s | 82.3% | 86.7% | 4.4% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
| 2000s | 89.2% | 85.0% | 4.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 83.4% | 7.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 95.8% | 85.9% | 9.9% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes, Costa Rica or UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Costa Rica, at 94.3% against 86.1% in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes between Costa Rica and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- 8.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank globally for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 81st and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 82nd of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Survival rate to the last grade 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