Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both
Costa Rica
96.3%
in 2024
Paraguay
95.6%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
21st
Paraguay rank
22nd
Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 96.3% against 95.6% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 21st and Paraguay ranks 22nd of 50 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.9% | 79.5% | 1.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 91.5% | 90.4% | 1.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 94.0% | 2.2% | 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, Costa Rica or Paraguay?
- Costa Rica, at 96.3% against 95.6% in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 0.7%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both?
- Costa Rica ranks 21st and Paraguay ranks 22nd 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