Costa Rica vs Nigeria: Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data)
Costa Rica
70.0%
in 2025
Nigeria
69.8%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
102nd
Nigeria rank
103rd
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) over time
- Costa Rica
- Nigeria
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 70.0% against 69.8% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 102nd and Nigeria ranks 103rd of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.9% | 40.8% | 0.8% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 42.2% | 49.0% | 6.8% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 50.1% | 61.9% | 11.7% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 65.1% | 3.2% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 68.6% | 68.2% | 0.5% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data), Costa Rica or Nigeria?
- Costa Rica, at 70.0% against 69.8% in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) between Costa Rica and Nigeria?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nigeria?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Nigeria rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- Costa Rica ranks 102nd and Nigeria ranks 103rd of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (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