Costa Rica vs UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female
Costa Rica
94.8%
in 2023
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
87.9%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
73rd
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank
73rd
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female over time
- Costa Rica
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 94.8% against 87.9% in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, a difference of 6.9%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 73rd and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 73rd 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 | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.6% | 53.3% | 22.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 78.1% | 61.9% | 16.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 84.1% | 73.7% | 10.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 90.8% | 83.5% | 7.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 92.4% | 85.9% | 6.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 88.2% | 8.2% | 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Costa Rica, at 94.8% against 87.9% in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean as of 2023.
- What is the difference in survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female between Costa Rica and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- 6.9%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank globally for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 73rd and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 73rd 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