Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity
Costa Rica
1.11 modelled data
in 2025
Paraguay
1.11 modelled data
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
36th
Paraguay rank
35th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 1.11 modelled data against 1.11 modelled data in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 modelled data.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 36th and Paraguay ranks 35th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Paraguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9821 modelled data | 0.9566 modelled data | 0.0254 modelled data | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.01 modelled data | 1.02 modelled data | 0.0063 modelled data | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 1.11 modelled data | 1.05 modelled data | 0.0607 modelled data | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.12 modelled data | 1.1 modelled data | 0.0206 modelled data | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.11 modelled data | 1.11 modelled data | 0.0023 modelled data | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity, Costa Rica or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 1.11 modelled data against 1.11 modelled data in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 0 modelled data, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Costa Rica ranks 36th and Paraguay ranks 35th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). 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