Costa Rica vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes
Costa Rica
94.3%
in 2023
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
86.2%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
81st
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
81st
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes over time
- Costa Rica
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 94.3% against 86.2% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), a difference of 8.1%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 81st and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 81st of 180 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.1% | 49.4% | 22.6% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 76.9% | 58.8% | 18.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 82.3% | 70.2% | 12.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 89.2% | 80.6% | 8.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 83.6% | 7.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 95.8% | 86.4% | 9.5% | 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Costa Rica, at 94.3% against 86.2% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes between Costa Rica and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 8.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 81st and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 81st 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