Costa Rica vs Mexico: Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female
Costa Rica
97.0%
in 2024
Mexico
97.5%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
15th
Mexico rank
13th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 97.5% against 97.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mexico ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Mexico ranks 13th of 38 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.1% | 86.5% | 4.4% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 92.7% | 96.5% | 3.8% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 97.8% | 1.3% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female, Costa Rica or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 97.5% against 97.0% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 0.5%, 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, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and Mexico ranks 13th of 38 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest 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