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Costa Rica - Primary Completion Rate 2019

Primary completion rate (% of relevant age group) · World Bank
93.73% +2.95pp from 2018 Global rank: 86th

Costa Rica's primary completion rate was 93.73% in 2019, increased +2.95pp from 90.78% in 2018. This was the 86th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2019▾
Primary Completion Rate by Country - 2019
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Seychelles 150.46% 16.7%
2nd Nepal 118.47% 3.0%
3rd Lithuania 110.23% 5.9%
4th St. Kitts and Nevis 110.16% -1.2%
5th Gibraltar 107.49% -4.5%
6th Kyrgyz Republic 106.82% 11.1%
7th Marshall Islands 105.85% 16.5%
8th Antigua and Barbuda 105.63% 0.7%
9th Fiji 104.59% 2.5%
10th Vanuatu 104.58% 11.0%
11th Colombia 103.54% -1.9%
12th Indonesia 102.86% 0.2%
13th Belize 102.68% -1.6%
14th Cabo Verde 102.60% 15.8%
15th Cyprus 102.55% 0.7%
16th Mexico 102.47% 0.1%
17th Moldova 102.43% 0.6%
18th Belarus 102.22% 4.4%
19th Timor-Leste 101.97% 1.8%
20th Aruba 101.90% 6.0%
21st Samoa 101.71% -5.1%
22nd Portugal 101.04% 1.6%
23rd Brunei Darussalam 100.96% -4.9%
24th Nauru 100.73% -17.1%
25th Ireland 100.63% 3.4%
26th Denmark 100.63% 0.2%
27th Qatar 100.51% 0.7%
28th United States 100.49% 0.4%
29th Azerbaijan 100.38% 0.2%
30th Argentina 100.29% 0.1%
31st United Kingdom 100.26% 1.7%
32nd Russian Federation 100.02% 0.4%
33rd Korea 99.91% 3.2%
34th United Arab Emirates 99.73% -5.1%
35th Germany 99.63% 1.1%
36th Austria 99.46% 1.7%
37th Finland 99.44% -0.3%
38th Croatia 99.43% -1.3%
39th Iceland 99.39% 0.3%
40th Philippines 99.37% -8.3%
41st Norway 99.34% -0.1%
42nd Oman 99.25% 1.4%
43rd Bosnia and Herzegovina 99.14% 5.6%
44th Mongolia 99.13% 1.7%
45th Thailand 99.08% 1.9%
46th Sweden 98.96% -0.9%
47th Albania 98.72% -4.1%
48th Montenegro 98.69% -1.8%
49th Serbia 98.67% -0.1%
50th Saudi Arabia 98.65% -3.1%
51st Georgia 98.43% -4.2%
52nd Greece 98.38% 0.8%
53rd Italy 98.37% -0.5%
54th Latvia 98.31% -0.1%
55th Malta 98.28% -2.1%
56th Singapore 98.08% -1.8%
57th Bahrain 97.61% 1.7%
58th Algeria 97.54% -3.4%
59th Chile 97.45% -0.7%
60th Estonia 97.28% 0.7%
61st Slovenia 97.25% -0.6%
62nd Bulgaria 97.13% 0.1%
63rd Hong Kong SAR, China 97.07% 4.5%
64th Jordan 96.77% 1.1%
65th Uzbekistan 96.69% -0.4%
66th Spain 96.64% 1.0%
67th Türkiye 96.63% 6.1%
68th Eswatini 96.59% -4.2%
69th European Union 96.52% 0.3%
70th India 96.21% -3.2%
71st Rwanda 95.98% 14.0%
72nd Czechia 95.83% 2.3%
73rd Ecuador 95.77% -2.6%
74th Kazakhstan 95.55% -1.8%
75th West Bank and Gaza 95.10% -1.5%
76th Iran, Islamic Republic of 95.10% 0.7%
77th Peru 94.99% 2.3%
78th Poland 94.68% 0.5%
79th Sri Lanka 94.50% -3.1%
80th Liechtenstein 94.46% -12.0%
81st Israel 94.46% -0.6%
82nd Maldives 94.42% 0.9%
83rd Dominican Republic 93.97% 0.2%
84th San Marino 93.93% -1.3%
85th Ghana 93.83% 5.6%
86th Costa Rica 93.73% 3.3%
87th Dominica 93.71% -8.2%
88th Switzerland 93.59% -0.9%
89th Lao PDR 93.58% -5.0%
90th Armenia 93.56% 5.3%
91st Hungary 93.06% -5.1%
92nd South Africa 93.01% 0.6%
93rd Mauritius 92.65% -3.2%
94th Namibia 92.38% -2.2%
95th St. Lucia 92.32% 1.6%
96th Morocco 91.71% 2.5%
97th Slovak Republic 91.52% -0.7%
98th North Macedonia 91.15% -3.2%
99th Cuba 91.03% -0.2%
100th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 90.83% -3.6%
101st Malaysia 90.20% -1.1%
102nd Tuvalu 90.14% -2.5%
103rd Macao SAR, China 90.10% -5.8%
104th Ukraine 89.05% 6.1%
105th Afghanistan 88.89% -1.1%
106th Egypt, Arab Republic of 88.72% 2.5%
107th Bahamas, The 87.86% 3.6%
108th Romania 87.55% -0.5%
109th Micronesia, Federated States of 87.53% -2.7%
110th Zimbabwe 86.83% -1.2%
111th Panama 86.78% -3.9%
112th Jamaica 86.05% -0.3%
113th Cayman Islands 85.29% -11.6%
114th Sierra Leone 84.73% 2.0%
115th Togo 84.32% -4.0%
116th Suriname 82.94% 3.7%
117th Kuwait 82.51% -6.7%
118th Cambodia 81.41% 1.5%
119th Barbados 81.38% -5.9%
120th Lesotho 80.37% -12.9%
121st Guatemala 80.10% -1.4%
122nd Solomon Islands 80.00% -1.7%
123rd Luxembourg 77.86% 1.5%
124th Malawi 76.57% -1.5%
125th Honduras 76.53% -3.6%
126th Bhutan 75.74% -10.4%
127th Gambia, The 73.66% 6.2%
128th Côte d'Ivoire 70.09% 2.3%
129th Lebanon 67.64% 1.1%
130th Mauritania 66.38% -4.9%
131st Cameroon 66.02% 1.6%
132nd Andorra 65.14% -3.8%
133rd Tanzania 64.71% -4.2%
134th Niger 61.75% -12.5%
135th Burkina Faso 61.61% -1.6%
136th Senegal 60.88% 4.7%
137th Sudan 60.12% 2.1%
138th British Virgin Islands 59.81% -7.3%
139th Pakistan 59.55% 1.4%
140th Madagascar 59.03% -4.1%
141st Benin 58.96% -21.1%
142nd Mozambique 58.73% 5.2%
143rd Burundi 51.62% -6.9%
Source: World Bank (SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS)

FAQ

What was Costa Rica's primary completion rate in 2019?▾

Costa Rica's primary completion rate in 2019 was 93.73%. This ranked 86th globally.

How did Costa Rica's primary completion rate change in 2019?▾

Costa Rica's primary completion rate increased by 3.3% in 2019 compared to 2018.

Which country had the highest primary completion rate in 2019?▾

Seychelles had the highest primary completion rate in 2019 at 150.46%.

What is the primary completion rate of Costa Rica in 2019?▾

The primary completion rate of Costa Rica in 2019 was 93.73%. This ranked 86th globally.

How does 2019 compare to 2018 for Costa Rica's primary completion rate?▾

Costa Rica's primary completion rate went from 90.78% in 2018 to 93.73% in 2019, a 3.3% increase.

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