Costa Rica vs Nigeria: Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, male
Costa Rica
95.5%
in 2024
Nigeria
94.2%
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
15th
Nigeria rank
18th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, male over time
- Costa Rica
- Nigeria
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 95.5% against 94.2% in Nigeria, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 18th of 38 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.4% | 80.1% | 0.7% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 91.9% | 0.9% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 94.2% | 2.0% | 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, Costa Rica or Nigeria?
- Costa Rica, at 95.5% against 94.2% in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, male between Costa Rica and Nigeria?
- 1.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nigeria?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Nigeria rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 18th 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