Colombia vs Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both
Colombia
96.4%
in 2023
Costa Rica
96.3%
in 2024
Colombia rank
20th
Costa Rica rank
21st
Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both over time
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 96.4% against 96.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 20th and Costa Rica ranks 21st of 50 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.0% | 80.7% | 8.3% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 93.6% | 91.5% | 2.1% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 95.2% | 96.2% | 1.0% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both, Colombia or Costa Rica?
- Colombia, at 96.4% against 96.3% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both between Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 0.1%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both?
- Colombia ranks 20th and Costa Rica ranks 21st of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both sexes (%). 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