Costa Rica vs MDG: Latin America: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female
Costa Rica
94.8%
in 2023
MDG: Latin America
91.2%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
73rd
MDG: Latin America rank
70th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female over time
- Costa Rica
- MDG: Latin America
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 94.8% against 91.2% in MDG: Latin America, a difference of 3.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 73rd and MDG: Latin America ranks 70th of 164 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | MDG: Latin America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.6% | 52.6% | 22.9% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 78.1% | 62.2% | 15.9% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 84.1% | 74.8% | 9.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 90.8% | 85.9% | 4.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 92.4% | 88.8% | 3.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 91.7% | 4.6% | 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, female, Costa Rica or MDG: Latin America?
- Costa Rica, at 94.8% against 91.2% in MDG: Latin America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female between Costa Rica and MDG: Latin America?
- 3.6%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and MDG: Latin America?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and MDG: Latin America rank globally for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 73rd and MDG: Latin America ranks 70th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female (%). 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