Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity
Costa Rica
0.8756 WPIA
in 2024
Ecuador
0.8857 WPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
9th
Ecuador rank
8th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.8857 WPIA against 0.8756 WPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0101 WPIA.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 9th and Ecuador ranks 8th of 50 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4228 WPIA | 0.5855 WPIA | 0.1628 WPIA | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.5252 WPIA | 0.8309 WPIA | 0.3057 WPIA | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.7814 WPIA | 0.9073 WPIA | 0.126 WPIA | Ecuador |
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 Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 0.8857 WPIA against 0.8756 WPIA in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0.0101 WPIA, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity?
- Costa Rica ranks 9th and Ecuador ranks 8th 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