Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female
Costa Rica
97.0%
in 2024
Paraguay
95.5%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
15th
Paraguay rank
18th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 97.0% against 95.5% in Paraguay, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Paraguay ranks 18th of 38 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 | 84.2% | 76.5% | 7.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 93.4% | 90.5% | 2.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 95.2% | 1.6% | 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 Paraguay?
- Costa Rica, at 97.0% against 95.5% in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 1.5%, 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, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and Paraguay ranks 18th 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