Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female
Costa Rica
93.4%
in 2024
Uruguay
91.8%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
12th
Uruguay rank
15th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 93.4% against 91.8% in Uruguay, a difference of 1.6%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Uruguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 12th and Uruguay ranks 15th of 38 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.6% | 82.8% | 21.2% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 75.4% | 81.7% | 6.3% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 90.6% | 92.0% | 1.5% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 93.4% against 91.8% in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 1.6%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 12th and Uruguay ranks 15th of 38 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female (%). 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