Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Costa Rica
74.3%
in 2025
El Salvador
77.7%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
101st
El Salvador rank
98th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 77.7% against 74.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 3.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 101st and El Salvador ranks 98th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.6% | 36.5% | 3.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 42.5% | 45.0% | 2.6% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 53.3% | 56.4% | 3.1% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 66.0% | 69.6% | 3.6% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 75.7% | 2.9% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data), Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 77.7% against 74.3% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 3.4%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Costa Rica ranks 101st and El Salvador ranks 98th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (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