Costa Rica vs Mexico: Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both
Costa Rica
96.3%
in 2024
Mexico
96.7%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
21st
Mexico rank
18th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 96.7% against 96.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mexico ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 21st and Mexico ranks 18th of 50 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.4% | 89.1% | 11.7% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 96.0% | 5.0% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 97.0% | 0.2% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both, Costa Rica or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 96.7% against 96.3% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 0.4%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both?
- Costa Rica ranks 21st and Mexico ranks 18th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release