Costa Rica vs Mexico: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity
Costa Rica
0.8756 WPIA
in 2024
Mexico
0.8604 WPIA
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
9th
Mexico rank
11th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.8756 WPIA against 0.8604 WPIA in Mexico, a difference of 0.0152 WPIA.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 9th and Mexico ranks 11th of 50 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4258 WPIA | 0.5995 WPIA | 0.1738 WPIA | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.5296 WPIA | 0.7631 WPIA | 0.2336 WPIA | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.7688 WPIA | 0.8537 WPIA | 0.0849 WPIA | Mexico |
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 Mexico?
- Costa Rica, at 0.8756 WPIA against 0.8604 WPIA in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 0.0152 WPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity?
- Costa Rica ranks 9th and Mexico ranks 11th 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