Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity
Costa Rica
1.11 modelled data
in 2025
Uruguay
1.12 modelled data
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
36th
Uruguay rank
33rd
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 1.12 modelled data against 1.11 modelled data in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.01 modelled data.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Uruguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 36th and Uruguay ranks 33rd of 164 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9821 modelled data | 1.09 modelled data | 0.1091 modelled data | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 1.01 modelled data | 1.11 modelled data | 0.1032 modelled data | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 1.11 modelled data | 1.11 modelled data | 0.0016 modelled data | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.12 modelled data | 1.12 modelled data | 0.0004 modelled data | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 1.11 modelled data | 1.12 modelled data | 0.0074 modelled data | Uruguay |
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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 1.12 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 Uruguay?
- 0.01 modelled data, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Costa Rica ranks 36th and Uruguay ranks 33rd 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