Costa Rica vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Primary completion rate, total
Primary completion rate, total over time
- Costa Rica
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 106.4% against 96.0% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 10.4%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 12th of 189 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.5% | 95.8% | 5.3% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 93.5% | 98.5% | 5.0% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 95.7% | 4.2% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary completion rate, total, Costa Rica or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Costa Rica, at 106.4% against 96.0% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary completion rate, total between Costa Rica and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 10.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for primary completion rate, total?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 12th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.