Colombia vs Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, male
Colombia
94.9%
in 2023
Costa Rica
95.5%
in 2024
Colombia rank
16th
Costa Rica rank
15th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, male over time
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 95.5% against 94.9% in Colombia, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 16th and Costa Rica ranks 15th of 38 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 | 89.8% | 77.9% | 11.9% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 91.8% | 89.8% | 2.0% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 93.3% | 96.1% | 2.8% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, male, Colombia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 95.5% against 94.9% in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, male between Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 0.6%, with Costa Rica 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, male?
- Colombia ranks 16th and Costa Rica ranks 15th of 38 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, male (%). 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