Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity
Costa Rica
0.8756 WPIA
in 2024
Dominican Republic
0.8713 WPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
9th
Dominican Republic rank
10th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity over time
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.8756 WPIA against 0.8713 WPIA in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.0043 WPIA.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 9th and Dominican Republic ranks 10th of 50 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.418 WPIA | 0.6186 WPIA | 0.2006 WPIA | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 0.5252 WPIA | 0.746 WPIA | 0.2208 WPIA | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 0.7814 WPIA | 0.8956 WPIA | 0.1142 WPIA | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?
- Costa Rica, at 0.8756 WPIA against 0.8713 WPIA in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 0.0043 WPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity?
- Costa Rica ranks 9th and Dominican Republic ranks 10th of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). 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