Costa Rica vs Mexico: Completion rate, primary education, female

Costa Rica
97.3%
in 2018
Mexico
98.3%
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
8th
Mexico rank
5th

Completion rate, primary education, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Mexico
020406080100200020092018

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 98.3% against 97.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mexico ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 8th and Mexico ranks 5th of 42 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Mexico Difference Ahead
2000s 89.7% 93.7% 4.0% Mexico
2010s 95.3% 97.1% 1.8% Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher completion rate, primary education, female, Costa Rica or Mexico?
Mexico, at 98.3% against 97.3% in Costa Rica as of 2018.
What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, female between Costa Rica and Mexico?
1.0%, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
10 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for completion rate, primary education, female?
Costa Rica ranks 8th and Mexico ranks 5th of 42 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, 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

Indicator
Completion rate, primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
42 places, 391 data points, 1996–2019
Last refreshed

The number of persons in the relevant age group who have completed the last grade of the given level of education is expressed as a percentage of the total population (in the survey sample) of the same age group. The primary completion rate is the percentage of a cohort of children or young people aged 3-5 years above the intended age for the last grade of primary education who have completed that grade. The intended age for the last grade of primary education is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. For example, if the official age of entry into primary education is 6 years, and if primary education has 6 grades, the intended age for the last grade of primary education is 11 years. In this case, 14-16 years (11 + 3 = 14 and 11 + 5 = 16) would be the reference age group for calculation of the primary completion rate. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/