Costa Rica vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male
Costa Rica
93.8%
in 2023
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
86.3%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
73rd
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank
76th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male over time
- Costa Rica
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 93.8% against 86.3% in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, a difference of 7.5%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1970 it was UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 73rd and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 76th of 164 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 | 70.2% | 82.9% | 12.7% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
| 1980s | 74.5% | 87.2% | 12.7% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
| 1990s | 80.7% | 87.8% | 7.2% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
| 2000s | 87.7% | 85.4% | 2.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 89.7% | 83.4% | 6.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 86.3% | 9.0% | 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, male, Costa Rica or UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Costa Rica, at 93.8% against 86.3% in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male between Costa Rica and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- 7.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- 39 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, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 73rd and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 76th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male (%). 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