Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Costa Rica
74.3%
in 2025
Uruguay
71.1%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
101st
Uruguay rank
103rd
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 74.3% against 71.1% in Uruguay, a difference of 3.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Uruguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 101st and Uruguay ranks 103rd of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.6% | 60.3% | 20.7% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 42.5% | 66.1% | 23.6% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 53.3% | 69.9% | 16.6% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 66.0% | 69.1% | 3.1% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 70.2% | 2.6% | Costa Rica |
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 Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 74.3% against 71.1% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 3.2%, with Costa Rica 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, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Costa Rica ranks 101st and Uruguay ranks 103rd 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