Brazil vs Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male
Brazil
81.7%
in 2023
Costa Rica
82.9%
in 2024
Brazil rank
10th
Costa Rica rank
8th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 82.9% against 81.7% in Brazil, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Brazil ranks 10th and Costa Rica ranks 8th of 39 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.9% | 32.2% | 1.7% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 61.6% | 43.3% | 18.3% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 77.4% | 70.8% | 6.6% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 82.9% against 81.7% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 1.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male?
- Brazil ranks 10th and Costa Rica ranks 8th of 39 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male (%). 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