Costa Rica vs South Asia: Primary completion rate, total

Costa Rica
106.4%
in 2024
South Asia
94.4%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
15th
South Asia rank
20th

Primary completion rate, total over time

  • Costa Rica
  • South Asia
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 106.4% against 94.4% in South Asia, a difference of 12.0%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times South Asia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 15th and South Asia ranks 20th of 189 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and South Asia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica South Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 90.5% 86.8% 3.7% Costa Rica
2010s 93.5% 95.5% 1.9% South Asia
2020s 99.8% 99.3% 0.5% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary completion rate, total, Costa Rica or South Asia?
Costa Rica, at 106.4% against 94.4% in South Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary completion rate, total between Costa Rica and South Asia?
12.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Asia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and South Asia rank globally for primary completion rate, total?
Costa Rica ranks 15th and South Asia ranks 20th 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

Indicator
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)
Unit
% of relevant age group
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 6,786 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.